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The impact of radiation damage on the device performance of 4H-SiC Schottky diodes, which are irradiated at room temperature with 2-MeV electrons is studied. After irradiation the reverse current increases, while the forward current and the capacitance decrease with barrier height and carrier density. The decrease of the barrier height is mainly responsible for the increase of the reverse current, while the decrease of the forward current for a high fluence is caused by the increase of the resistance in the bulk of the crystal. Although no electron capture levels are observed before irradiation, three electron capture levels (E1, E2, and E3) are induced after irradiation. It is noted that the decrease in carrier density is partly caused by the contribution of non-observed electron capture level in the DLT spectrum, which compensates the free carriers.
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Ohyama, H., Takakura, K., Watanabe, T. et al. Radiation damage of SiC Schottky diodes by electron irradiation. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 16, 455–458 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-005-2314-4
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