Impact of Ambient Conditions on Oxide Thickness Distribution on 4H-SiC in Thermal Oxidation Furnace

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4H-SiC wafers were processed in thermal oxidation furnace and impact of oxidation temperature up to 1500 °C, processing pressure and different gaseous ambient on oxide thickness distribution was investigated. Beside the impact of thermal distribution within oxidation furnace, an additional effect on oxide thickness distribution has been observed, due to promotion of oxidation rate in the center of the wafer. Within this work, we have examined which influence processing parameters have on described effect, specific for SiC oxidation.

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Materials Science Forum (Volume 1193)

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55-61

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May 2026

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