Capacitance transient study of a bistable deep level in e(-)-irradiated n-type 4H-SiC
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Using capacitance transient techniques, a bistable center, here called FB-center, was observed in electron irradiated 4H-SiC. In configuration A, the deep level known as EH5 (Ea = EC − 1.07 eV) is detected in the deep level transient spectroscopy spectrum, whereas for configuration B no obvious deep level is observed in the accessible part of the band gap. Isochronal annealing revealed the transition temperatures to be TA→B > 730 K and for the opposite process TB→A ≈ 710 K. The energy needed to conduct the transformations were determined to EA(A→ B) = (2.1±0.1) eV and EA(B → A) = (2.3±0.1) eV, respectively. The pre-factor indicated an atomic jump process for the opposite transition A → B and a charge carrieremission dominated process in case of B → A. Minority charge carrier injection enhanced the transformation from configuration B to configuration A by lowering the transition barrier by about 1.4 eV. Since the bistable FB-center is already present after low-energy electron irradiation (200 keV), it is likely related to carbon. PACS numbers: 78.70.-g, 73.50.Gr Submitted to: J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys.
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