A 4.15 kV 9.07-m/spl Omega/.cm/sup 2/ 4H-SiC Schottky-barrier diode using Mo contact annealed at high temperature

In this letter, we report the fabrication of high-voltage and low-loss 4H-SiC Schottky-barrier diodes (SBDs) with a performance close to the theoretical limit using a Mo contact annealed at high-temperature. High-temperature annealing for the Mo contact was found to be effective in controlling the S...

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Published in:IEEE electron device letters 2005-02, Vol.26 (2), p.99-101
Main Authors: Nakamura, T, Miyanagi, T, Kamata, I, Jikimoto, T, Tsuchida, H
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Language:English
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Summary:In this letter, we report the fabrication of high-voltage and low-loss 4H-SiC Schottky-barrier diodes (SBDs) with a performance close to the theoretical limit using a Mo contact annealed at high-temperature. High-temperature annealing for the Mo contact was found to be effective in controlling the Schottky-barrier height at 1.2-1.3 eV without degradation of n-factor and reverse characteristics. We successfully obtained a 1-mm/sup 2/ Mo-4H-SiC SBD with a breakdown voltage (V/sub b/) of 4.15 kV and a specific on resistance (R/sub on/) of 9.07 m/spl Omega//spl middot/cm/sup 2/, achieving a best V/sub b//sup 2//R/sub on/ value of 1898 MW/cm/sup 2/. We also obtained a 9-mm/sup 2/ Mo-4H-SiC SBD with V/sub b/ of 4.40 kV and R/sub on/ of 12.20 m/spl Omega/.cm/sup 2/.
ISSN:0741-3106
DOI:10.1109/LED.2004.841473