Analysis of Strain in Ion Implanted 4H-SiC by Fringes Observed in Synchrotron X-Ray Topography

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A novel high energy implantation system has been successfully developed to fabricate 4H-SiC superjunction devices for medium and high voltages via implantation of dopant atoms with multi-energy ranging from 13 to 66 MeV to depths up to 12um. Since the level of energies used is significantly higher than those employed for conventional implantation, lattice damage caused by such implantation must be characterized in detail to enhance the understanding of the nature of the damage. In regard to this, by employing the novel high energy system, 4H-SiC wafers with 12μm thick epilayers were blanket implanted by Al atoms at energies ranging from 13.8MeV to 65.7MeV and N atoms at energies ranging up to 42.99MeV. The lattice damages induced by the implantation were primarily characterized by Synchrotron X-ray Plane Wave Topography (SXPWT). 0008 topographs recorded from the samples are characterized by an intensity profile consisting of multiple asymmetric diffraction peaks with an angular separation of only 2” (arcseconds). Using Rocking-curve Analysis by Dynamical Simulation (RADS) program, diffracted intensity profile was used to extract the corresponding strain profile indicating an inhomogeneous strain distribution across the depth of the implanted layer.

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