High Quality Single Crystal Recrystallization of Thin 4H-SiC Films Deposed by PVD Techniques, a way for New Emerging Fields

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SiC sputtered and e-beam evaporated layers have been deposited on 4H-SiC substrates. High temperature annealing with two plateaus at 1400°C and 1700°C is performed to recrystallize the layers. The crystallinity was investigated by Raman spectroscopy with laser lines of 785, 405 and 325nm. To determine the electrical conductivity of the layers, electrical measurements are made. Only the electron beam evaporated layers presents a recrystallization close to homoepitaxial quality but, contrary to sputtered layers, they don’t have an electrical conductivity.

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