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Reaction of NO molecule at 4H-SiC/SiO2 interface: an ab initio study for the effect of NO annealing after dry oxidation

Journal

JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS
Volume 60, Issue SB, Pages -

Publisher

IOP Publishing Ltd
DOI: 10.35848/1347-4065/abdcb1

Keywords

4H-SiC2; NO-POA; interface; ab initio; calculation

Funding

  1. Japan Society for the Promotion of Science [JP20K05324, JP19K05268, JP16H06418]
  2. Collaborative Research Program of RIAM at Kyushu University
  3. CREST-JST [JPMJCR16N2]

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Theoretical investigation shows that on the Si-face, NO molecule reacts with the C-C single bond, while on the C-face it reacts with the C=C double bond. The annealing process of NO is crucial for reducing carbon-related defects at the 4H-SiC/SiO2 interface.
The reaction of the NO molecule at the 4H-SiC/SiO2 interface after dry oxidation is theoretically investigated on the basis of ab initio calculations. On the Si-face, the reaction of the NO molecule results in the dissociation of the C-C single bond and the formation of Si-4-N bonds with the CO2 molecule. In contrast, the C=C double bond changes into the C-C bond with the formation of Si-3-N bonds and CO2 desorption on the C-face. This C-C bond on the C-face can be removed by the incorporation of an additional NO molecule. For the resultant interface structures, no localized electronic states are generated around the energy gap of 4H-SiC, suggesting that the NO annealing process is crucial to reduce the carbon-related defects at the 4H-SiC/SiO2 interface. Furthermore, the reaction on the NO molecule at the interface with CO desorption after dry oxidation is discussed in order to clarify the behavior of the NO molecule during the annealing process at 4H-SiC/SiO2 interfaces.

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