Development of the Local Polishing Technique for Single-Crystal SiC Wafer

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We have developed a novel polishing technique by scanning a small magnetic tool in hydrogen peroxide solution for smoothing a 2-inch SiC wafer. Obtained results show that the surface roughness in almost areas on the 2-inch SiC wafer is improved markedly. Our proposed method effects a dramatic improvement in a surface microroughness from 0.699 nm Rms to 0.079 nm Rms.

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Key Engineering Materials (Volumes 656-657)

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204-207

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July 2015

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