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Research paper thumbnail of 6H-3C SiC structures grown by sublimation epitaxy

Materials Science and Engineering: B, 1997

The objective of the present work was to prepare heterojunctions in the 3C-6H system and to inves... more The objective of the present work was to prepare heterojunctions in the 3C-6H system and to investigate their characteristics. The heteroepitaxy was carried out using sublimation epitaxy (SE) in an open system. The presence of 3C-Sic in the deposited structures was confirmed by X-ray diffraction. The p-n junction parameters were investigated from current-voltage and capacitance-voltage measurements, electroluminescence spectrum and DLTS data. 0 1997 Published by Elsevier Science S.A.

Research paper thumbnail of Uniformity of Properties of 4H-SiC CVD Films under Exposure to Radiation

Materials Science Forum, 2011

Research paper thumbnail of Calculations of the Spontaneous Polarizations and Dielectric Constants for AlN, GaN, InN, and SiC

Materials Science Forum, 2010

Within the scope of the Harrison's bond orbital model the spontaneous polarization, high-and low ... more Within the scope of the Harrison's bond orbital model the spontaneous polarization, high-and low frequency dielectric constants are obtained in an analytical form. Theoretical results are in a reasonable agreement with the experimental data available and the numerical calculations based on the ab initio methods.

Research paper thumbnail of Impact Ionization in 4H-SiC Nuclear Radiation Detectors

Materials Science Forum, 2010

Nonequilibrium-charge transport has been studied in a structure with a Schottky barrier fabricate... more Nonequilibrium-charge transport has been studied in a structure with a Schottky barrier fabricated on a CVD-grown n-4H-SiC film. The charge introduced by single α-particles was recorded by nuclear spectrometric techniques. The maximum electric field strength in the structure was 1.1 MV/cm. The recorded charge as a function of the reverse bias applied to the structure shows a superlinear rise. Simultaneously, the width of the amplitude spectrum increased superlinearly, too. The observed effect is attributed to the initial stage of impact ionization. The manifestation of the process at unusually low fields (~1.0 MV/cm) is accounted for by specific features of the charge generation process. The carriers generated by a α-particle are found to be originally "heated". The results obtained allow prognostication of the appearance of SiC detectors of the "proportional counter" type in the near future. This is enabled by the advances made in the field of high-voltage electronics in obtaining in practice the required electric field strengths.

Research paper thumbnail of Heteroepitaxial Growth of 3C-SiC on Polar Faces of 6H-SiC Substrates, TEM Investigations

Materials Science Forum, 2013

ABSTRACT Abstract Results of an epitaxial growth of 3C-SiC epilayers on Si (0001) and C(000¯1) fa... more ABSTRACT Abstract Results of an epitaxial growth of 3C-SiC epilayers on Si (0001) and C(000¯1) faces of hexagonal 6H-SiC substrates are described. TEM study of grown layers as well as interface between cubic and hexagonal polytypes is presented. Difference between the layers on the Si and C faces are discussed.

Research paper thumbnail of Low-Temperature Transport Properties of Graphene and Multilayer Graphene on 6H-SiC

Materials Science Forum, 2013

ABSTRACT Transport properties of multigraphene layers on 6H-SiC substrates was studied. It was fo... more ABSTRACT Transport properties of multigraphene layers on 6H-SiC substrates was studied. It was found that the curves of magnetoresistance and Shubnikov- de Haas oscillations shown the features, typical for single-layred graphene. The low temperature resistance demonstrated an increase with temperature increase, which also corresponds to a behavior typical for single-layered graphene (antilocalization). However at higher temperatures the resistance decreased with an increase of temperature, which corresponds to a weak localization. We believe that the observed behavior can be explained by a parallel combination of contributions to the conductivity of single-layered graphene and of multigraphene.

Research paper thumbnail of Low Temperature near Band Gap Photoluminescence of 3C-SiC/15R-SiC and 3C-SiC/6H-SiC Heterostructures

Materials Science Forum, 2010

Page 1. Low Temperature near band gap photoluminescence of 3C-SiC/15R-SiC and 3C-SiC/6H-SiC heter... more Page 1. Low Temperature near band gap photoluminescence of 3C-SiC/15R-SiC and 3C-SiC/6H-SiC heterostructures AALebedev, PLAbramov, EVBogdanova, S.Yu.Davydov, SPLebedev, DKNelson, GAOganesyan, BSRazbirin, ASTregubova. ...

Research paper thumbnail of On the Correlation of the Structural Perfection and Nonequilibrium Carrier Parameters in 3C SiC Heterostructures

Materials Science Forum, 2010

... 3C SiC epilayers (of 15 µm and 42 µm thickness) were grown by sublimation epitaxy on differen... more ... 3C SiC epilayers (of 15 µm and 42 µm thickness) were grown by sublimation epitaxy on different SiC substrates: either on Si-face of 6H Lely n-type substrate with d− a = (3÷4)×10 18 cm -3 (sample ... Page 2. No.1, β1) or on C-face of 15R Lely n-type substrate with n0 = (1÷2)×10 ...

Research paper thumbnail of Radiation Hardness of Wide-Bandgap Materials as Exemplified by SiC Nuclear Radiation Detectors

Materials Science Forum, 2012

The polarization effect characteristically occurs in detectors based on wide-bandgap materials at... more The polarization effect characteristically occurs in detectors based on wide-bandgap materials at considerable concentrations of radiation defects. The appearance of an electromotive force in the bulk of a detector is due to the long-term capture of carriers at deep levels related to radiation centers. The kinetics and strength of the polarization field have been determined. The capture can be controlled by varying the detector temperature, with a compromise reached at the "optimal" temperature between the generation current and the position of the deepest of the levels whose contribution to the loss of charge via capture is negligible. It has been found that the depth of a level (related to the energy gap width) is close to 1/3, irrespective of the material. The optimal temperatures are specific to individual materials.

Research paper thumbnail of Comparative Analysis of Defect Formation in Silicon Carbide under Electron and Proton Irradiation

Materials Science Forum, 2013

The irradiation with 0.9 MeV electrons and with 8 MeV and 15 MeV protons were performed for study... more The irradiation with 0.9 MeV electrons and with 8 MeV and 15 MeV protons were performed for studying radiation defects. Proton scattering in a silicon carbide film has been numerically simulated. Distribution histograms of the energy imparted to recoil atoms are obtained. Two energy ranges are considered when analyzing the histograms. In the first range of "low" energies, individual Frenkel pairs with closely spaced components are created. In the second range, recoil atoms have energies sufficient for generating a cascade of displacements. This gives rise to microscopic regions with high density of vacancies and vacancy complexes of various kinds. All rights reserved. No part of contents of this paper may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without the written permission of TTP, www.ttp.net. (ID: 194.85.224.35, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation-19/03/13,12:40:24)

Research paper thumbnail of Formation of Periodic Steps on 6H-SiC (0001) Surface by Annealing in a High Vacuum

Materials Science Forum, 2011

ABSTRACT Influence of high-vacuum annealing at temperatures in the range 1300-1400°C and residual... more ABSTRACT Influence of high-vacuum annealing at temperatures in the range 1300-1400°C and residual pressure of ~10-6 Torr on the surface of 6H-SiC (0001) wafers has been studied. Auger spectroscopy and RHEED data show that the annealing conditions do not lead to any surface reconstruction of the wafers. Atomic force microscopy reveals atomically flat surface terraces separated by steps of unit-cell height (h = 1.5 nm).

Research paper thumbnail of Fabrication and Use of Atomically Smooth Steps on 6H-SiC for Calibration of z-Displacements in Scanning Probe Microscopy

Materials Science Forum, 2010

ABSTRACT Atomic-force microscopy and scanning tunnel electron microscopy have been used to study ... more ABSTRACT Atomic-force microscopy and scanning tunnel electron microscopy have been used to study the surface of single-crystal 6H-SiC (0001) substrates subjected to step-by-step high-temperature annealing in vacuum. An annealing procedure leading to surface structuring by atomically smooth steps with heights of 0.75 and 1.5 nm has been found. It is suggested to use the structured surfaces as test objects for z-calibration of scanning probe microscopes.

Research paper thumbnail of Epitaxial Single-Layer Graphene on the SiC Substrate

Materials Science Forum, 2012

ABSTRACT The analytical expression for the density-of-states (DOS) of single-layer graphene inter... more ABSTRACT The analytical expression for the density-of-states (DOS) of single-layer graphene interacting with the SiC surface (epitaxial graphene) is obtained. The silicon carbide DOS is described within the scope of the Haldane-Anderson model. It is shown that due to the interaction with the substrate the gap of about 0.01-0.06 eV arises in the epitaxial graphene DOS. The estimation indicates that the electron charge of about (−10-3) e/atom transfers from the substrate to graphene.

Research paper thumbnail of Energy Gaps Induced by a Semiconducting Substrate in the Epitaxial Graphene Density of States

Materials Science Forum, 2013

ABSTRACT The simple model for the one-layer graphene energy gaps induced by the substrate energy ... more ABSTRACT The simple model for the one-layer graphene energy gaps induced by the substrate energy gap is pro-posed.

Research paper thumbnail of On Application of Sublimation Epitaxy to Growth of Bulk 3C-SiC Crystals

Materials Science Forum, 2011

Page 1. On Application of Sublimation Epitaxy to Growth of Bulk 3C-SiC Crystals AA Lebedev, PL Ab... more Page 1. On Application of Sublimation Epitaxy to Growth of Bulk 3C-SiC Crystals AA Lebedev, PL Abramov, AS Zubrilov, EV Bogdanova, SP Lebedev, NV Seredova, and AS Tregubova. Ioffe Physicotechnical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. ...

Research paper thumbnail of A Study of the Intermediate Layer in 3C-SiC/6H-SiC Heterostructures

Materials Science Forum, 2014

Research paper thumbnail of Irradiation and annealing of p-type silicon carbide

Research paper thumbnail of Influence of the defect density (twins boundaries) on electrical parameters of 3C-SiC epitaxial films

Physica B: Condensed Matter, 2009

a b s t r a c t 3C-SiC epitaxial layers were grown by sublimation epitaxy in a vacuum on the (000... more a b s t r a c t 3C-SiC epitaxial layers were grown by sublimation epitaxy in a vacuum on the (0001)C face of 6H-SiC substrates produced by the Lely method and 4H-SiC substrates grown by modified Lely method. An analysis of these layers demonstrated the high structural perfection of the epitaxial layers and absence of any transition regions between 3C-SiC epitaxial layer and substrate. The low-temperature conductivity and magnetoresistance of the films have been studied in relation to their doping level and structural perfection.

Research paper thumbnail of Negative magnetoresistance in SiC heteropolytype junctions

Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 2008

Abstract In this study, we carried out for the first time a galvanomagnetic investigation of 3C–S... more Abstract In this study, we carried out for the first time a galvanomagnetic investigation of 3C–SiC/6H–SiC hetero-structures at liquid-helium temperatures and observed in n-3C–SiC low resistance of the samples and the appearance of a negative magnetoresistance in ...

Research paper thumbnail of 6H-3C SiC structures grown by sublimation epitaxy

Materials Science and Engineering: B, 1997

The objective of the present work was to prepare heterojunctions in the 3C-6H system and to inves... more The objective of the present work was to prepare heterojunctions in the 3C-6H system and to investigate their characteristics. The heteroepitaxy was carried out using sublimation epitaxy (SE) in an open system. The presence of 3C-Sic in the deposited structures was confirmed by X-ray diffraction. The p-n junction parameters were investigated from current-voltage and capacitance-voltage measurements, electroluminescence spectrum and DLTS data. 0 1997 Published by Elsevier Science S.A.

Research paper thumbnail of Uniformity of Properties of 4H-SiC CVD Films under Exposure to Radiation

Materials Science Forum, 2011

Research paper thumbnail of Calculations of the Spontaneous Polarizations and Dielectric Constants for AlN, GaN, InN, and SiC

Materials Science Forum, 2010

Within the scope of the Harrison's bond orbital model the spontaneous polarization, high-and low ... more Within the scope of the Harrison's bond orbital model the spontaneous polarization, high-and low frequency dielectric constants are obtained in an analytical form. Theoretical results are in a reasonable agreement with the experimental data available and the numerical calculations based on the ab initio methods.

Research paper thumbnail of Impact Ionization in 4H-SiC Nuclear Radiation Detectors

Materials Science Forum, 2010

Nonequilibrium-charge transport has been studied in a structure with a Schottky barrier fabricate... more Nonequilibrium-charge transport has been studied in a structure with a Schottky barrier fabricated on a CVD-grown n-4H-SiC film. The charge introduced by single α-particles was recorded by nuclear spectrometric techniques. The maximum electric field strength in the structure was 1.1 MV/cm. The recorded charge as a function of the reverse bias applied to the structure shows a superlinear rise. Simultaneously, the width of the amplitude spectrum increased superlinearly, too. The observed effect is attributed to the initial stage of impact ionization. The manifestation of the process at unusually low fields (~1.0 MV/cm) is accounted for by specific features of the charge generation process. The carriers generated by a α-particle are found to be originally "heated". The results obtained allow prognostication of the appearance of SiC detectors of the "proportional counter" type in the near future. This is enabled by the advances made in the field of high-voltage electronics in obtaining in practice the required electric field strengths.

Research paper thumbnail of Heteroepitaxial Growth of 3C-SiC on Polar Faces of 6H-SiC Substrates, TEM Investigations

Materials Science Forum, 2013

ABSTRACT Abstract Results of an epitaxial growth of 3C-SiC epilayers on Si (0001) and C(000¯1) fa... more ABSTRACT Abstract Results of an epitaxial growth of 3C-SiC epilayers on Si (0001) and C(000¯1) faces of hexagonal 6H-SiC substrates are described. TEM study of grown layers as well as interface between cubic and hexagonal polytypes is presented. Difference between the layers on the Si and C faces are discussed.

Research paper thumbnail of Low-Temperature Transport Properties of Graphene and Multilayer Graphene on 6H-SiC

Materials Science Forum, 2013

ABSTRACT Transport properties of multigraphene layers on 6H-SiC substrates was studied. It was fo... more ABSTRACT Transport properties of multigraphene layers on 6H-SiC substrates was studied. It was found that the curves of magnetoresistance and Shubnikov- de Haas oscillations shown the features, typical for single-layred graphene. The low temperature resistance demonstrated an increase with temperature increase, which also corresponds to a behavior typical for single-layered graphene (antilocalization). However at higher temperatures the resistance decreased with an increase of temperature, which corresponds to a weak localization. We believe that the observed behavior can be explained by a parallel combination of contributions to the conductivity of single-layered graphene and of multigraphene.

Research paper thumbnail of Low Temperature near Band Gap Photoluminescence of 3C-SiC/15R-SiC and 3C-SiC/6H-SiC Heterostructures

Materials Science Forum, 2010

Page 1. Low Temperature near band gap photoluminescence of 3C-SiC/15R-SiC and 3C-SiC/6H-SiC heter... more Page 1. Low Temperature near band gap photoluminescence of 3C-SiC/15R-SiC and 3C-SiC/6H-SiC heterostructures AALebedev, PLAbramov, EVBogdanova, S.Yu.Davydov, SPLebedev, DKNelson, GAOganesyan, BSRazbirin, ASTregubova. ...

Research paper thumbnail of On the Correlation of the Structural Perfection and Nonequilibrium Carrier Parameters in 3C SiC Heterostructures

Materials Science Forum, 2010

... 3C SiC epilayers (of 15 µm and 42 µm thickness) were grown by sublimation epitaxy on differen... more ... 3C SiC epilayers (of 15 µm and 42 µm thickness) were grown by sublimation epitaxy on different SiC substrates: either on Si-face of 6H Lely n-type substrate with d− a = (3÷4)×10 18 cm -3 (sample ... Page 2. No.1, β1) or on C-face of 15R Lely n-type substrate with n0 = (1÷2)×10 ...

Research paper thumbnail of Radiation Hardness of Wide-Bandgap Materials as Exemplified by SiC Nuclear Radiation Detectors

Materials Science Forum, 2012

The polarization effect characteristically occurs in detectors based on wide-bandgap materials at... more The polarization effect characteristically occurs in detectors based on wide-bandgap materials at considerable concentrations of radiation defects. The appearance of an electromotive force in the bulk of a detector is due to the long-term capture of carriers at deep levels related to radiation centers. The kinetics and strength of the polarization field have been determined. The capture can be controlled by varying the detector temperature, with a compromise reached at the "optimal" temperature between the generation current and the position of the deepest of the levels whose contribution to the loss of charge via capture is negligible. It has been found that the depth of a level (related to the energy gap width) is close to 1/3, irrespective of the material. The optimal temperatures are specific to individual materials.

Research paper thumbnail of Comparative Analysis of Defect Formation in Silicon Carbide under Electron and Proton Irradiation

Materials Science Forum, 2013

The irradiation with 0.9 MeV electrons and with 8 MeV and 15 MeV protons were performed for study... more The irradiation with 0.9 MeV electrons and with 8 MeV and 15 MeV protons were performed for studying radiation defects. Proton scattering in a silicon carbide film has been numerically simulated. Distribution histograms of the energy imparted to recoil atoms are obtained. Two energy ranges are considered when analyzing the histograms. In the first range of "low" energies, individual Frenkel pairs with closely spaced components are created. In the second range, recoil atoms have energies sufficient for generating a cascade of displacements. This gives rise to microscopic regions with high density of vacancies and vacancy complexes of various kinds. All rights reserved. No part of contents of this paper may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without the written permission of TTP, www.ttp.net. (ID: 194.85.224.35, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation-19/03/13,12:40:24)

Research paper thumbnail of Formation of Periodic Steps on 6H-SiC (0001) Surface by Annealing in a High Vacuum

Materials Science Forum, 2011

ABSTRACT Influence of high-vacuum annealing at temperatures in the range 1300-1400°C and residual... more ABSTRACT Influence of high-vacuum annealing at temperatures in the range 1300-1400°C and residual pressure of ~10-6 Torr on the surface of 6H-SiC (0001) wafers has been studied. Auger spectroscopy and RHEED data show that the annealing conditions do not lead to any surface reconstruction of the wafers. Atomic force microscopy reveals atomically flat surface terraces separated by steps of unit-cell height (h = 1.5 nm).

Research paper thumbnail of Fabrication and Use of Atomically Smooth Steps on 6H-SiC for Calibration of z-Displacements in Scanning Probe Microscopy

Materials Science Forum, 2010

ABSTRACT Atomic-force microscopy and scanning tunnel electron microscopy have been used to study ... more ABSTRACT Atomic-force microscopy and scanning tunnel electron microscopy have been used to study the surface of single-crystal 6H-SiC (0001) substrates subjected to step-by-step high-temperature annealing in vacuum. An annealing procedure leading to surface structuring by atomically smooth steps with heights of 0.75 and 1.5 nm has been found. It is suggested to use the structured surfaces as test objects for z-calibration of scanning probe microscopes.

Research paper thumbnail of Epitaxial Single-Layer Graphene on the SiC Substrate

Materials Science Forum, 2012

ABSTRACT The analytical expression for the density-of-states (DOS) of single-layer graphene inter... more ABSTRACT The analytical expression for the density-of-states (DOS) of single-layer graphene interacting with the SiC surface (epitaxial graphene) is obtained. The silicon carbide DOS is described within the scope of the Haldane-Anderson model. It is shown that due to the interaction with the substrate the gap of about 0.01-0.06 eV arises in the epitaxial graphene DOS. The estimation indicates that the electron charge of about (−10-3) e/atom transfers from the substrate to graphene.

Research paper thumbnail of Energy Gaps Induced by a Semiconducting Substrate in the Epitaxial Graphene Density of States

Materials Science Forum, 2013

ABSTRACT The simple model for the one-layer graphene energy gaps induced by the substrate energy ... more ABSTRACT The simple model for the one-layer graphene energy gaps induced by the substrate energy gap is pro-posed.

Research paper thumbnail of On Application of Sublimation Epitaxy to Growth of Bulk 3C-SiC Crystals

Materials Science Forum, 2011

Page 1. On Application of Sublimation Epitaxy to Growth of Bulk 3C-SiC Crystals AA Lebedev, PL Ab... more Page 1. On Application of Sublimation Epitaxy to Growth of Bulk 3C-SiC Crystals AA Lebedev, PL Abramov, AS Zubrilov, EV Bogdanova, SP Lebedev, NV Seredova, and AS Tregubova. Ioffe Physicotechnical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. ...

Research paper thumbnail of A Study of the Intermediate Layer in 3C-SiC/6H-SiC Heterostructures

Materials Science Forum, 2014

Research paper thumbnail of Irradiation and annealing of p-type silicon carbide

Research paper thumbnail of Influence of the defect density (twins boundaries) on electrical parameters of 3C-SiC epitaxial films

Physica B: Condensed Matter, 2009

a b s t r a c t 3C-SiC epitaxial layers were grown by sublimation epitaxy in a vacuum on the (000... more a b s t r a c t 3C-SiC epitaxial layers were grown by sublimation epitaxy in a vacuum on the (0001)C face of 6H-SiC substrates produced by the Lely method and 4H-SiC substrates grown by modified Lely method. An analysis of these layers demonstrated the high structural perfection of the epitaxial layers and absence of any transition regions between 3C-SiC epitaxial layer and substrate. The low-temperature conductivity and magnetoresistance of the films have been studied in relation to their doping level and structural perfection.

Research paper thumbnail of Negative magnetoresistance in SiC heteropolytype junctions

Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 2008

Abstract In this study, we carried out for the first time a galvanomagnetic investigation of 3C–S... more Abstract In this study, we carried out for the first time a galvanomagnetic investigation of 3C–SiC/6H–SiC hetero-structures at liquid-helium temperatures and observed in n-3C–SiC low resistance of the samples and the appearance of a negative magnetoresistance in ...