Si Surface Preparation for Heteroepitaxial Growth of SiC Using in situ Oxidation

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Wang, L
Dimitrijev, S
Iacopi, A
Hold, L
Walker, G
Chai, J
Massoubre, D
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2015
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To achieve high quality SiC growth on Si substrate, it is essential to get a smooth Si surface without forming SiC and graphitic islands during the surface cleaning and before the carbonisation process. In this paper, a novel in-situ surface cleaning method designed for the heteroepitaxial growth of SiC on Si substrate is developed using a custom-made low-pressure chemical vapour deposition reactor. The results indicate that the combination of ramping in oxygen and subsequent flowing of SiH4 avoids the contamination of Si, enables the oxide layer to be removed smoothly, and subsequently creates a smooth Si surface with regular ...
View more >To achieve high quality SiC growth on Si substrate, it is essential to get a smooth Si surface without forming SiC and graphitic islands during the surface cleaning and before the carbonisation process. In this paper, a novel in-situ surface cleaning method designed for the heteroepitaxial growth of SiC on Si substrate is developed using a custom-made low-pressure chemical vapour deposition reactor. The results indicate that the combination of ramping in oxygen and subsequent flowing of SiH4 avoids the contamination of Si, enables the oxide layer to be removed smoothly, and subsequently creates a smooth Si surface with regular atomic steps. SiC grown on off-axis Si has better crystallinity and significantly smaller roughness than that grown on on-axis Si.
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View more >To achieve high quality SiC growth on Si substrate, it is essential to get a smooth Si surface without forming SiC and graphitic islands during the surface cleaning and before the carbonisation process. In this paper, a novel in-situ surface cleaning method designed for the heteroepitaxial growth of SiC on Si substrate is developed using a custom-made low-pressure chemical vapour deposition reactor. The results indicate that the combination of ramping in oxygen and subsequent flowing of SiH4 avoids the contamination of Si, enables the oxide layer to be removed smoothly, and subsequently creates a smooth Si surface with regular atomic steps. SiC grown on off-axis Si has better crystallinity and significantly smaller roughness than that grown on on-axis Si.
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Journal Title
Materials Science Forum
Volume
821-823
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Materials Engineering not elsewhere classified
Technology not elsewhere classified
Physical Chemistry (incl. Structural)
Materials Engineering