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Abstract
The evolution of deep levels in n-type 4H-SiC Schottky barrier diodes (SBDs) irradiated with 9.5 MeV/u 209Bi ions at room temperature was investigated by Deep Level Transient Spectroscopy (DLTS). DLTS scans from 40 K to 800 K indicated the presence of EN1, EHTi(h) (EC-0.13(1) eV), EH1(EC-0.48(2) eV), EH4 (EC-0.97(3)eV), and EH6/7 (EC-1.60(1) eV) defects levels within the energy range from 0.12 to 1.6 eV below the conduction band edge (EC). The DLTS results for the 4H-SiC SBD samples before and after irradiation clearly demonstrated that swift heavy ion (SHI) irradiation induced the evolution of deep level defects or defect states in 4H-SiC SBD device. Notably, at a fluence of 1 × 1011 ions/cm2, the ion-induced deep level defects or defect states exhibited significant recovery due to the cumulative effect of heat, leading to SiC re-crystallization.
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