Publication Date:
2019-07-13
Description:
This paper reports detailed structural characterization of 3C-SiC heteroepitaxial films grown on 4H- and 6H-SiC mesa surfaces. 3C-SiC heterofilms grown by the "step-free surface heteroepitaxy" process, free of double-positioning boundary (DPB) and stacking-fault (SF) defects, were compared to less-optimized 3C-SiC heterofilms using High Resolution X-ray Diffraction (HRXRD), High Resolution Cross-sectional Transmission Electron Microscopy (HRXTEM), molten potassium hydroxide (KOH) etching, and dry thermal oxidation. The results suggest that step free surface heteroepitaxy enables remarkably benign partial lattice mismatch strain relief during heterofilm growth.
Keywords:
Chemistry and Materials (General)
Type:
GRC-WO-667823
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Proceedings of the Materials Science Forum; 433-436; 213-216|2002 European Conference on Silicon Carbide and Related Materials; Sep 01, 2002 - Sep 05, 2002; Linkoping; Sweden
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application/pdf
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