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To evaluate the growth mechanisms of silicon carbide chemical vapor deposition on vicinal substrates and model the boundaries between step-flow growth and two-dimensional nucleation.

July 1, 1997physica status solidi (b)

Step-Controlled Epitaxial Growth of High-Quality SiC Layers

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TKTsunenobu KimotoKyoto University AIAkira ItohOsaka City University HMH. MatsunamiOkinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University

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Review demonstrates diffusion-limited step-flow growth and precise doping in silicon carbide layers, highlighting critical conditions for manufacturing high-quality semiconductor devices.

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To evaluate the growth mechanisms of silicon carbide chemical vapor deposition on vicinal substrates and model the boundaries between step-flow growth and two-dimensional nucleation.
Reviewed chemical vapor deposition modeling on vicinal silicon carbide {0001} substrates governed by reactant diffusion through a stagnant boundary layer.
Characterized electronic defects and transport properties using Hall effect and deep-level measurements.
Evaluated step-bunching morphology and wide-range in-situ electrical doping using nitrogen donors and aluminum acceptors.
Reactant diffusion across a stagnant layer controls step-flow growth, enabling theoretical prediction of the critical threshold where two-dimensional nucleation initiates.
Surface step-bunching predominantly produces step heights equal to half or full unit cells of silicon carbide polytypes.
In-situ doping with nitrogen donors and aluminum acceptors achieves broad electrical controllability while maintaining low deep-level defect densities.

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Kimoto et al. (1997) studied this question.

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Review demonstrates diffusion-limited step-flow growth and precise doping in silicon carbide layers, highlighting critical conditions for manufacturing high-quality semiconductor devices.

Step-Controlled Epitaxial Growth of High-Quality SiC Layers

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