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Investigation on Bipolar Degradation Caused by Micropipe in 3.3 kV SiC-MOSFET

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In this study, high current stress was applied to the body diode of SiC-MOSFETs, and chips exhibiting leakage current degradation due to the bipolar degradation phenomenon were analyzed to identify the crystal defects responsible for the abnormal leakage current. Failure analysis and defect inspection during the device fabrication process revealed that abnormal leakage occurred at the periphery of extended stacking faults originating from or near the micropipe itself. As these extended stacking faults also increase the forward voltage drop of MOSFETs, these results suggest that micropipe are critical defects in SiC-MOSFETs inducing both forward voltage and leakage current degradation in the bipolar degradation phenomenon.

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Hiroki Niwa*, Takanori Tanaka, Kazuya Ishibashi, Hiroyuki Amishiro, Akifumi Imai, Yasuhiro Kagawa, Katsutoshi Sugawara, Tatsuro Watahiki

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Bipolar Degradation, Body Diode, BPD, Failure Analysis, Leakage Current Degradation, Micropipe, PL Imaging

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