The diffusion behavior of vanadium （V） implanted in SiC is investigated by secondary ion mass spec- trometry. Significant redistribution, especially out-diffusion of vanadium towards the sample surface, is not ob- s...The diffusion behavior of vanadium （V） implanted in SiC is investigated by secondary ion mass spec- trometry. Significant redistribution, especially out-diffusion of vanadium towards the sample surface, is not ob- served after 1650℃ annealing. Higher carrier concentration is obtained due to a lack of compensation of vanadium in the surface region. The electrical characteristics of Ni contacts to V-implanted n-type 4H-SiC are investigated using a linear transmission line method. A specific contact resistance as low as 4.4 × 10^-3Ω · cmA^2 is achieved after annealing at 1050℃ for 10min in gas ambient consisting of 90% N2 and 10% H2 X-ray diffraction analysis shows the formation of Ni2 Si and graphite phase at the interface after annealing. This provides the evidence that the car- bon vacancies,resulting from the out-diffusion of carbon atoms from SiC, contribute to the formation of ohmic contact through the reduction of effective Schottky barrier height for the transport of electrons.展开更多
文摘The diffusion behavior of vanadium （V） implanted in SiC is investigated by secondary ion mass spec- trometry. Significant redistribution, especially out-diffusion of vanadium towards the sample surface, is not ob- served after 1650℃ annealing. Higher carrier concentration is obtained due to a lack of compensation of vanadium in the surface region. The electrical characteristics of Ni contacts to V-implanted n-type 4H-SiC are investigated using a linear transmission line method. A specific contact resistance as low as 4.4 × 10^-3Ω · cmA^2 is achieved after annealing at 1050℃ for 10min in gas ambient consisting of 90% N2 and 10% H2 X-ray diffraction analysis shows the formation of Ni2 Si and graphite phase at the interface after annealing. This provides the evidence that the car- bon vacancies,resulting from the out-diffusion of carbon atoms from SiC, contribute to the formation of ohmic contact through the reduction of effective Schottky barrier height for the transport of electrons.
