Identification of the carbon antisite-vacancy pair in 4H-SiC.

The carbon vacancy related EI4 defect in 4H-SiC

Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) was used to study high-purity semi-insulating 4H-SiC irradiated with 2 MeV electrons at room temperature. The EPR signal of the EI4 defect was found to be dominating in samples irradiated and annealed at ~750°C. Additional large-splitting Si hyperfine (hf) lines and also other C and Si hf structures were observed. Based on the observed hf structures and ann...

Ab initio study of the annealing of vacancies and interstitials in cubic SiC: Vacancy-interstitial recombination and aggregation of carbon interstitials

The annealing kinetics of mobile intrinsic defects in cubic SiC is investigated by an ab initio method based on density-functional theory. The interstitial-vacancy recombination, the diffusion of vacancies, and interstitials to defect sinks ~e.g., surfaces or dislocations! as well as the formation of interstitial clusters are considered. The calculated migration and reaction barriers suggest a ...

Spin and photophysics of carbon-antisite vacancy defect in 4H silicon carbide: A potential quantum bit

Negative-U system of carbon vacancy in 4H-SiC.

Using electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR), energy levels of the carbon vacancy (V(C)) in 4H-SiC and its negative-U properties have been determined. Combining EPR and deep-level transient spectroscopy we show that the two most common defects in as-grown 4H-SiC--the Z(1/2) lifetime-limiting defect and the EH(7) deep defect--are related to the double acceptor (2-|0) and single donor (0|+) levels...

Characteristics of the intrinsic defects in unintentionally doped 4H-SiC after thermal annealing

Thermal annealing effects on the characteristics of intrinsic defects in unintentionally doped 4H–SiC were investigated. The 4H–SiC samples were prepared by Low-Pressure Chemical Vapor Deposition (LPCVD) technique. Results show that there is only one Electron Spin Resonance (ESR) peak and a broad, from green to yellow, photoluminescence (PL) band were detected. These results are attributed to t...