Defects in hydrogen implanted SiC
Defects in hydrogen implanted SiC
Zhang, X.; Li, Q.; Wang, M.; Zhang, Z.; Akhmadaliev, S.; Zhou, S.; Wu, Y.; Guo, B.
Abstract
SiC is a widely used wide-bandgap semiconductor. Ion implantation is often employed in SiC for doping, defect engineering and transferring of SiC thin films on different substrates. To transfer SiC or to get freestanding thin SiC films by "smart-cut" [Appl. Phys. Lett. 112 (2018) 192102], a large fluence of hydrogen (proton) ion implantation will be applied. Here, we show the structure and defect properties in 6H-SiC single crystals after hydrogen implantation up to a fluence of 5 x 1016 cm-2 at different energies of ions. We present the characterization by Rutherford Backscattering/Channeling spectrometry, Raman spectroscopy and electron spin resonance. Upon H+ ion implantation, point defects are mainly created and cause the lattice vibration softening. Our analysis also suggests that H+ ion implantation induces less lattice disorder than heavy ions at fluences producing the same number of displacements per atom. We also discuss the possible nature of the point defects and their influence on the electrical properties.
Keywords: SiC; Defects; Ion implantation; Raman-Spectroscopy; Damage formation; Ion; Surface; Neutron
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- Ion Beam Center DOI: 10.17815/jlsrf-3-159
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