Carrier diffusion characterization in epitaxial 4H–SiC
- 1 February 2001
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of Materials Research
- Vol. 16 (2) , 524-528
- https://doi.org/10.1557/jmr.2001.0075
Abstract
Carrier diffusivity has been experimentally determined in low-doped n-type epitaxial 4H–SiC over a wide injection range using a Fourier transient grating technique. The data showed that, with injection, the diffusion coefficient increased from a minority-hole diffusivity Dh = 2.3 cm2/s to an ambipolar diffusivity Da = 4.2 cm2/s at approximately 1016 cm−3 with a substantial decrease occurring at higher injections. The derived Dh value corresponded to a minority-hole drift mobility of μh = 90 cm2/Vs, about 30% lower than available majority-hole mobilities. Also, the temperature dependence of the ambipolar diffusivity in the 296–523 K range has been determined. It followed a power law Da ∼ T−1.3 which notably differed from the expected one using the majority-hole mobility temperature dependence.Keywords
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