Optimization of 4H-SiC Vertical MOSFET by Current Spreading Layer and Doping Level of Epilayer

Autor: Jung-Joon Ahn, Sang-Mo Koo, Kyoung-Sook Moon
Rok vydání: 2010
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Zdroj: Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers. 23:767-770
ISSN: 1226-7945
Popis: In this work, we investigated the static characteristics of 4H-SiC vertical metal-oxidesemiconductor field effect transistors (VMOSFETs) by adjusting the doping level of n-epilayer and the effect of a current spreading layer (CSL), which was inserted below the p-base region with highly doped n+ state (). The structure of SiC VMOSFET was designed by using a 2-dimensional device simulator (ATLAS, Silvaco Inc.). By varying the n-epilayer doping concentration from to , we investigated the static characteristics of SiC VMOSFETs such as blocking voltages and on-resistances. We found that CSL helps distribute the electron flow more uniformly, minimizing current crowding at the top of the drift region and reducing the drift layer resistance. For that reason, silicon carbide VMOSFET structures of highly intensified blocking voltages with good figures of merit can be achieved by adjusting CSL and doping level of n-epilayer.
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