Characterization of 4H- and 6H-Like Stacking Faults in Cross Section of 3C-SiC Epitaxial Layer by Room-Temperature μ-Photoluminescence and μ-Raman Analysis

We report a comprehensive investigation on stacking faults (SFs) in the 3C-SiC cross-section epilayer. 3C-SiC growth was performed in a horizontal hot-wall chemical vapour deposition (CVD) reactor. After the growth (85 microns thick), the silicon substrate was completely melted inside the CVD chamber, obtaining free-standing 4 inch wafers. A structural characterization and distribution of SFs was performed by μ-Raman spectroscopy and room-temperature μ-photoluminescence. Two kinds of SFs, 4H-like and 6H-like, were identified near the removed silicon interface. Each kind of SFs shows a characteristic photoluminescence emission of the 4H-SiC and 6H-SiC located at 393 and 425 nm, respectively. 4H-like and 6H-like SFs show different distribution along film thickness. The reported results were discussed in relation with the experimental data and theoretical models present in the literature.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:13

Enthalten in:

Materials (Basel, Switzerland) - 13(2020), 8 vom: 13. Apr.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Scuderi, Viviana [VerfasserIn]
Calabretta, Cristiano [VerfasserIn]
Anzalone, Ruggero [VerfasserIn]
Mauceri, Marco [VerfasserIn]
La Via, Francesco [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

3C-SiC
Hetero-epitaxy
Journal Article
Photoluminescence
Raman scattering
Staking faults

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Date Revised 28.09.2020

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/ma13081837

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM308799941