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Improvement of SiO2/SiC interface properties with beam induced interface reactions and subsequent defect passivation

Research Project

Project/Area Number 15K13951
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Electronic materials/Electric materials
Research InstitutionOsaka University

Principal Investigator

WATANABE HEIJI  大阪大学, 工学研究科, 教授 (90379115)

Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) SHIMURA Takayoshi  大阪大学, 大学院工学研究科, 准教授 (90252600)
HOSOI Takuji  大阪大学, 大学院工学研究科, 助教 (90452466)
Project Period (FY) 2015-04-01 – 2017-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥900,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000)
Keywords電子・電気材料 / パワーエレクトロニクス
Outline of Final Research Achievements

SiC has gained considerable attention as a promising material for next-generation power electronics due to its superior breakdown field and thermal conductivity. However, SiC-MOS devices have suffered from deteriorated interface properties leading to low channel mobility and poor reliability. In this study, we propose a novel method based on beam induced interface reactions and subsequent defect passivation to overcome these problems. For this purpose, we evaluated interaction between high-energy electron beam and defects at thermally-grown SiO2/SiC interfaces by means of cathodoluminescence technique. We revealed that there exist radiative defect centers with an extremely high luminescent efficiency that were localized near the oxide interface of a few nm thick and discussed possible physical origins of the radiative defects in thermally-grown SiO2/SiC structures. Moreover, we conducted dry oxidation of SiC surfaces with UV-light illumination in order to validate our proposed method.

Report

(3 results)
  • 2016 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2015 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (4 results)

All 2016 2015 Other

All Journal Article (2 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 2 results,  Open Access: 1 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 2 results) Presentation (1 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results) Remarks (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Cathodoluminescence study of SiO2/4H-SiC structures treated with high-temperature post-oxidation annealing2016

    • Author(s)
      A. Chanthaphan, Y. Fukushima, K. Yamamoto, M. Aketa, H. Asahara, T. Nakamura, T. Hosoi, T. Shimura, and H. Watanabe
    • Journal Title

      Materials Science Forum

      Volume: 858 Pages: 445-448

    • DOI

      10.4028/www.scientific.net/msf.858.445

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Cathodoluminescence study of radiative interface defects in thermally grown SiO2/4H-SiC(0001) structures2015

    • Author(s)
      Y. Fukushima, A. Chanthaphan, T. Hosoi, T. Shimura, and H. Watanabe
    • Journal Title

      Applied Physics Letters

      Volume: 106 Issue: 26 Pages: 261604-261604

    • DOI

      10.1063/1.4923470

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Presentation] Cathodoluminescence study of SiO2/4H-SiC structures treated with high-temperature post-oxidation annealing2015

    • Author(s)
      A. Chanthaphan, Y. Fukushima, K. Yamamoto, M. Aketa, H. Asahara, T. Nakamura, T. Hosoi, T. Shimura, and H. Watanabe
    • Organizer
      16th International Conference on Silicon Carbide and Related Materials
    • Place of Presentation
      Giardini Naxos, Italy
    • Year and Date
      2015-10-04
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Remarks] 渡部研究室ホームページ

    • URL

      http://www-asf.mls.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp/

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report 2015 Research-status Report

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Published: 2015-04-16   Modified: 2018-03-22  

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