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Fabrication of 3.4kV high voltage n-type 4H-SiC Schottky barrier diodes using thick epitaxial layers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 March 2011

Takashi Tsuji ,
Hiroyuki Fujisawa ,
Shinji Ogino ,
Hidekazu Tsuchida ,
Isaho Kamata ,
Tamotsu Jikimoto  and
Kunikazu Izumi
Takashi Tsuji
Affiliation:
Fuji Electric Corporate Research and Development, Ltd., 2-2-1 Nagasaka, Yokosuka City, 240-0194 Japan
Hiroyuki Fujisawa
Affiliation:
Fuji Electric Corporate Research and Development, Ltd., 2-2-1 Nagasaka, Yokosuka City, 240-0194 Japan
Shinji Ogino
Affiliation:
Fuji Electric Corporate Research and Development, Ltd., 2-2-1 Nagasaka, Yokosuka City, 240-0194 Japan
Hidekazu Tsuchida
Affiliation:
Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, 2-6-1 Nagasaka, Yokosuka City, 240-0196 Japan
Isaho Kamata
Affiliation:
Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, 2-6-1 Nagasaka, Yokosuka City, 240-0196 Japan
Tamotsu Jikimoto
Affiliation:
Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, 2-6-1 Nagasaka, Yokosuka City, 240-0196 Japan
Kunikazu Izumi
Affiliation:
Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, 2-6-1 Nagasaka, Yokosuka City, 240-0196 Japan
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Abstract

Fabrication and evaluation of high voltage n-type 4H-SiC Schottky barrier diodes (SBDs) using 27μm thick epitaxial layers were presented. To achieve the ideal value of the breakdown voltage, various parameters of junction termination extension (JTE) were investigated. We concluded that the termination of triple rings with the concentrations of 6×1017, 3×1017, 1.5×1017cm−1 outwardly was best with the simulations. The SBDs with this termination showed the blocking voltage up to 3.4kV, which is almost the ideal value. We also investigated the distribution of leakage currents at -600V in SBDs with various diameters up to 4mm. High yield was obtained in the SBDs with the diameters below 2mm. The SBDs with high leakage currents showed the excess currents in the low forward voltage region and lots of bright spots could be observed by optical beam induced current analysis.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 640: Symposium H – Silicon Carbide-Materials, Processing, and Devices , 2000 , H5.36
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2001

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