Polarization Superimposed Phase Contrast Microscope Inspection of Dislocations in SiC Epitaxial Layer

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We introduce a polarization superimposed phase contrast microscope (PS-PCM) for wide-gap semiconductor wafers as a new analytical technique that enables non-destructive and three-dimensional characterization of threading dislocations; TSDs and TEDs in SiC epilayers and substrates, such as discrimination each other or detection of their inclination in the depth direction.

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Solid State Phenomena (Volume 376)

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47-54

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September 2025

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