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Title: Comparison of thermal oxidation and plasma oxidation of 4H-SiC (0001) for surface flattening

Abstract

The thermal oxidation and water vapor plasma oxidation of 4H-SiC (0001) were investigated. The initial oxidation rate of helium-based atmospheric-pressure plasma oxidation was six times higher than that of thermal oxidation. The oxide-SiC interface generated by plasma oxidation became flatter with increasing thickness of the oxide, whereas the interface generated by thermal oxidation was atomically flat regardless of the oxide thickness. Many pits were generated on the thermally oxidized surface, whereas few pits were observed on the surface oxidized by plasma. After the oxide layer generated plasma oxidation was removed, an atomically flat and pit-free SiC surface was obtained.

Authors:
; ;  [1]
  1. Research Center for Ultra-precision Science and Technology, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871 (Japan)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22257035
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Applied Physics Letters
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 104; Journal Issue: 10; Other Information: (c) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0003-6951
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; HELIUM; HYDROGEN 4; OXIDATION; PLASMA; SILICON CARBIDES; SPECTROSCOPY; SURFACES

Citation Formats

Deng, Hui, Endo, Katsuyoshi, and Yamamura, Kazuya. Comparison of thermal oxidation and plasma oxidation of 4H-SiC (0001) for surface flattening. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4868487.
Deng, Hui, Endo, Katsuyoshi, & Yamamura, Kazuya. Comparison of thermal oxidation and plasma oxidation of 4H-SiC (0001) for surface flattening. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4868487
Deng, Hui, Endo, Katsuyoshi, and Yamamura, Kazuya. 2014. "Comparison of thermal oxidation and plasma oxidation of 4H-SiC (0001) for surface flattening". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4868487.
@article{osti_22257035,
title = {Comparison of thermal oxidation and plasma oxidation of 4H-SiC (0001) for surface flattening},
author = {Deng, Hui and Endo, Katsuyoshi and Yamamura, Kazuya},
abstractNote = {The thermal oxidation and water vapor plasma oxidation of 4H-SiC (0001) were investigated. The initial oxidation rate of helium-based atmospheric-pressure plasma oxidation was six times higher than that of thermal oxidation. The oxide-SiC interface generated by plasma oxidation became flatter with increasing thickness of the oxide, whereas the interface generated by thermal oxidation was atomically flat regardless of the oxide thickness. Many pits were generated on the thermally oxidized surface, whereas few pits were observed on the surface oxidized by plasma. After the oxide layer generated plasma oxidation was removed, an atomically flat and pit-free SiC surface was obtained.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4868487},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22257035}, journal = {Applied Physics Letters},
issn = {0003-6951},
number = 10,
volume = 104,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Mar 10 00:00:00 EDT 2014},
month = {Mon Mar 10 00:00:00 EDT 2014}
}