Material science and device physics in SiC technology for high-voltage power devices

T Kimoto - Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
Power semiconductor devices are key components in power conversion systems. Silicon
carbide (SiC) has received increasing attention as a wide-bandgap semiconductor suitable …

High-voltage SiC power devices for improved energy efficiency

T Kimoto - Proceedings of the Japan Academy, Series B, 2022 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Silicon carbide (SiC) power devices significantly outperform the well-established silicon (Si)
devices in terms of high breakdown voltage, low power loss, and fast switching. This review …

Fluorescent silicon carbide nanoparticles

MO De Vries, S Sato, T Ohshima… - Advanced Optical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Silicon carbide (SiC) is an indirect wide band gap semiconductor that is utilized in many
industrial applications due to its extreme physical properties. SiC nanoparticles (NPs) exhibit …

Effects of nitridation in gate oxides grown on 4H-SiC

P Jamet, S Dimitrijev, P Tanner - Journal of Applied Physics, 2001 - pubs.aip.org
Experiments have demonstrated that nitridation provides critically important improvements in
the quality of SiO 2–SiC interface. This article provides results and analysis aimed at …

Interface properties of metal–oxide–semiconductor structures on 4H-SiC {0001} and (1120) formed by N2O oxidation

T Kimoto, Y Kanzaki, M Noborio… - Japanese journal of …, 2005 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract 4H-SiC (0001),(0001), and (1120) have been directly oxidized by N 2 O at 1300 C,
and metal–oxide–semiconductor (MOS) interfaces have been characterized. The interface …

Physical properties of and NO-nitrided gate oxides grown on 4H SiC

P Jamet, S Dimitrijev - Applied Physics Letters, 2001 - pubs.aip.org
N 2 O and NO nitridation by either annealing or direct growth of gate oxides on 4H SiC is
analyzed in this letter. The analysis is based on x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy binding …

Threshold voltage instability in 4H-SiC MOSFETs with phosphorus-doped and nitrided gate oxides

H Yano, N Kanafuji, A Osawa… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Threshold voltage instability was investigated for 4H-SiC MOSFETs with phosphorus-doped
(POCl3-annealed) and nitrided (NO-annealed) gate oxides. Threshold voltage shift …

Interface Properties of 4H-SiC ( ) and ( ) MOS Structures Annealed in NO

S Nakazawa, T Okuda, J Suda… - … on Electron Devices, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Interface properties of 4H-SiC (112̅0) and (11̅00) walls, the absence of junction FET
resistance, and the higher metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) structures annealed in nitric …

Investigation of nitric oxide and Ar annealed interfaces by x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy

H Li, S Dimitrijev, D Sweatman, HB Harrison… - Journal of applied …, 1999 - pubs.aip.org
Silicon dioxide (SiO 2)/silicon carbide (SiC) structures annealed in nitric oxide (NO) and
argon gas ambiences were investigated using x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The …

Effects of nitridation on 4H-SiC MOSFETs fabricated on various crystal faces

Y Nanen, M Kato, J Suda… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Effects of nitric oxide (NO) and nitrous oxide (N 2 O) annealing on 4H-SiC metal-oxide-
semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs) fabricated on the (0001),(0001̅), and …