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Title: Effect of irradiation with MeV protons and electrons on the conductivity compensation and photoluminescence of moderately doped p-4H-SiC (CVD)

Abstract

The compensation of moderately doped p-4H-SiC samples grown by the chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method under irradiation with 0.9-MeV electrons and 15-MeV protons is studied. The experimentally measured carrier removal rates are 1.2–1.6 cm{sup –1} for electrons and 240–260 cm{sup –1} for protons. The dependence of the concentration of uncompensated acceptors and donors, measured in the study, demonstrates a linear decrease with increasing irradiation dose to the point of complete compensation. This run of the dependence shows that compensation of the samples is due to the transition of carriers to deep centers formed by primary radiation-induced defects. It is demonstrated that, in contrast to n-SiC (CVD), primary defects in the carbon sublattice of moderately doped p-SiC (CVD) only cannot account for the compensation process. In p-SiC, either primary defects in the silicon sublattice, or defects in both sublattices are responsible for conductivity compensation. Also, photoluminescence spectra are examined in relation to the irradiation dose.

Authors:
 [1]; ;  [2]
  1. St. Petersburg State Polytechnical University (Russian Federation)
  2. Russian Academy of Sciences, Ioffe Physical–Technical Institute (Russian Federation)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22469802
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Semiconductors
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 49; Journal Issue: 9; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2015 Pleiades Publishing, Ltd.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 1063-7826
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; CARBON; CHARGE CARRIERS; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; CONCENTRATION RATIO; DOPED MATERIALS; ELECTRONS; IRRADIATION; MEV RANGE; N-TYPE CONDUCTORS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PHYSICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; PROTON BEAMS; P-TYPE CONDUCTORS; RADIATION DOSES; SILICON; SILICON CARBIDES

Citation Formats

Kozlovski, V. V., Lebedev, A. A., E-mail: shura.lebe@mail.ioffe.ru, Bogdanova, E. V., and Seredova, N. V. Effect of irradiation with MeV protons and electrons on the conductivity compensation and photoluminescence of moderately doped p-4H-SiC (CVD). United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1134/S106378261509016X.
Kozlovski, V. V., Lebedev, A. A., E-mail: shura.lebe@mail.ioffe.ru, Bogdanova, E. V., & Seredova, N. V. Effect of irradiation with MeV protons and electrons on the conductivity compensation and photoluminescence of moderately doped p-4H-SiC (CVD). United States. https://doi.org/10.1134/S106378261509016X
Kozlovski, V. V., Lebedev, A. A., E-mail: shura.lebe@mail.ioffe.ru, Bogdanova, E. V., and Seredova, N. V. 2015. "Effect of irradiation with MeV protons and electrons on the conductivity compensation and photoluminescence of moderately doped p-4H-SiC (CVD)". United States. https://doi.org/10.1134/S106378261509016X.
@article{osti_22469802,
title = {Effect of irradiation with MeV protons and electrons on the conductivity compensation and photoluminescence of moderately doped p-4H-SiC (CVD)},
author = {Kozlovski, V. V. and Lebedev, A. A., E-mail: shura.lebe@mail.ioffe.ru and Bogdanova, E. V. and Seredova, N. V.},
abstractNote = {The compensation of moderately doped p-4H-SiC samples grown by the chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method under irradiation with 0.9-MeV electrons and 15-MeV protons is studied. The experimentally measured carrier removal rates are 1.2–1.6 cm{sup –1} for electrons and 240–260 cm{sup –1} for protons. The dependence of the concentration of uncompensated acceptors and donors, measured in the study, demonstrates a linear decrease with increasing irradiation dose to the point of complete compensation. This run of the dependence shows that compensation of the samples is due to the transition of carriers to deep centers formed by primary radiation-induced defects. It is demonstrated that, in contrast to n-SiC (CVD), primary defects in the carbon sublattice of moderately doped p-SiC (CVD) only cannot account for the compensation process. In p-SiC, either primary defects in the silicon sublattice, or defects in both sublattices are responsible for conductivity compensation. Also, photoluminescence spectra are examined in relation to the irradiation dose.},
doi = {10.1134/S106378261509016X},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22469802}, journal = {Semiconductors},
issn = {1063-7826},
number = 9,
volume = 49,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Sep 15 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Tue Sep 15 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}