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Outline Advanced Topographic Resistivity Analysis Of Semi-insulating SiC Substrates Wolfgang Jantz , Rudolf Stibal , Stefan Müller , Ruyue Yan and Jianmin Hao 1a 1a 1a 2b 2b 1 Semimap Scientific Instruments GmbH, Tullastr. 67, D79108 Freiburg, Germany 2 Electronic Material Research Institute of Tianjin, 26 Yanfeng Rd., Tianjin 300220, China a [email protected] b [email protected] COREMA System Basics of ntactless sistivity pping CO RE MA Capacitive probe chuck chuck wafer wafer guard guard electrode electrode 1 mm measured volume air gap 1 mm measured volume air gap 1 mm measured volume air gap Equivalent circuit Equivalent circuit t =R s (C s +C a ) Equivalent circuit U U U t =R s (C s +C a ) Charge transient after voltage step application 0 ¥ t t 0 Q Q Charge transient after voltage step application 0 ¥ t t 0 Q Q 0 ¥ t t 0 Q Q ¥ t t 0 Q Q t t 0 Q Q S.i. SiC Crystal Growth Q 0 / Q ¥ = Cs / (Cs+Ca) r = Q 0 t (Q ¥ ee 0 ) -1 Evaluation of electrical material properties Resistivity r = Q 0 t (Q ¥ ee 0 ) -1 Mobility μ = 1/B [ r(B) / r(0) - 1] ½ Activation energy E a = (kT 1 T 2 )/(T 2 -T 1 ) * ln [r(T 1 ) / r(T 2 )] R s = r d/A C s = ee 0 A/d R s C s = ree 0 d A d A Semi-insulating semiconductor Resistivity Activation Energy 2.0 2.2 2.4 2.6 2.8 3.0 3.2 10 5 10 6 10 7 10 8 10 9 10 10 10 11 Rho (Ohm*cm) 1/Temperature (1000/K) s.i. SiC Activ. Energy: 816 meV 225 200 175 150 125 100 75 50 Temperature (°C) Mobility measurement 150 mm GaAs wafer 2“ SiC wafer Temperature range 40 – 200 ° C Resistivity range 3x10 5 – 1x10 10 Ohm*cm Not semi-insulating at 300 ° C 150 mm GaAs wafer Mean: 3.96x10 7 Ohm*cm Stdv: 4.3 % Radial variation Fourfold symmetry Dislocation network The growing complexity and maturity of SiC based high frequency, high power microelectronic devices and modules continually tightens the demand on the electrical quality of semi-insulating SiC substrates. The topographic measurement system COREMA-WT and the temperature dependent measurement system COREMA-VT are used to characterize exploratory 40 mm diameter SiC wafers. We demonstrate that the combined analytic capabilities of these tools allow a very detailed assessment of the resistivity distribution across the entire wafer area. Both macroscopic variations, resulting from the growth process, as well as local intermixtures of material phases with different resistivities, resulting from incomplete compensation, are assessed with respect to absolute resistivity values and the respective volume contributions. We show that local inhomogeneity results in a temperature dependent activation energy. Resistivity Measurement Mobility Measurement Activation Energy Position B, Volume = 58% Position C, Volume = 10% Position D, Volume = 50% Position A, Volume = 100% Resistivity Topogram Volume Topogram

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    Advanced Topographic Resistivity AnalysisOf Semi-insulating SiC Substrates

    Wolfgang Jantz , Rudolf Stibal , Stefan Müller , Ruyue Yan and Jianmin Hao1a 1a 1a 2b 2b

    1 Semimap Scientific Instruments GmbH, Tullastr. 67, D79108 Freiburg, Germany

    2 Electronic Material Research Institute of Tianjin, 26 Yanfeng Rd., Tianjin 300220, China

    a [email protected] b [email protected]

    COREMA System

    Basics of ntactlesssistivity pping

    CORE MA

    Capacitive probe

    chuckchuck

    waferwaferguardguard

    electrodeelectrode

    1 mm

    measured

    volumeair gap

    1 mm

    measured

    volumeair gap

    1 mm

    measured

    volumeair gap

    Equivalent circuitEquivalent circuit

    t = Rs(Cs+Ca)

    Equivalent circuit

    UUU

    t = Rs (Cs+Ca)

    Charge transient aftervoltage step application

    0

    ¥

    tt0

    Q

    Q

    Charge transient aftervoltage step application

    0

    ¥

    tt0

    Q

    Q

    0

    ¥

    tt0

    Q

    tt0

    Q

    Q

    tt0

    Q

    Q

    S.i. SiC Crystal Growth

    Q0/ Q¥ = Cs / (Cs+Ca)

    r = Q0 t (Q¥ ee0)-1

    Evaluation of electrical material properties

    Resistivity r = Q0 t (Q¥ e e0)-1

    Mobility µ = 1/B [ r(B) / r(0) - 1] ½

    Activation energy Ea = (kT1T2)/(T2-T1) * ln [r(T1) / r(T2)]

    Rs = r d/A

    Cs = e e0 A/d

    RsCs= r e e0

    dA

    dA

    Semi-insulating semiconductor

    Resistivity

    Activation Energy

    2.0 2.2 2.4 2.6 2.8 3.0 3.210

    5

    106

    107

    108

    109

    1010

    1011

    Rho

    (Ohm

    *cm

    )

    1/Temperature (1000/K)

    s.i. SiCActiv. Energy: 816 meV

    225 200 175 150 125 100 75 50

    Temperature (°C)

    Mobility measurement

    150 mm GaAs wafer

    2“ SiC wafer

    Temperature range

    40 – 200°C

    Resistivity range

    3x105 – 1x1010 Ohm*cm

    Not semi-insulating at

    300°C

    150 mm GaAs wafer

    Mean: 3.96x107 Ohm*cm

    Stdv: 4.3 %

    Radial variation

    Fourfold symmetry

    Dislocation network

    The growing complexity and maturity of SiC

    based high frequency, high power

    microelectronic devices and modules

    continually tightens the demand on the

    electrical quality of semi-insulating SiC

    substrates.

    The topographic measurement system

    COREMA-WT and the temperature dependent

    measurement system COREMA-VT are used to

    characterize exploratory 40 mm diameter SiC

    wafers. We demonstrate that the combined

    analytic capabilities of these tools allow a very

    detailed assessment of the resistivity

    distribution across the entire wafer area. Both

    macroscopic variations, resulting from the

    growth process, as well as local intermixtures

    of material phases with different resistivities,

    resulting from incomplete compensation, are

    assessed with respect to absolute resistivity

    values and the respect ive volume

    cont r ibut ions. We show that loca l

    inhomogeneity results in a temperature

    dependent activation energy.

    Resistivity Measurement

    Mobility Measurement

    Activation EnergyPosition B, Volume = 58%

    Position C, Volume = 10%

    Position D, Volume = 50%

    Position A, Volume = 100%

    Resistivity Topogram

    Volume Topogram