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We studied high dose implantation of tungsten into 6H-silicon carbide in order to synthesize an electrically conductive layer. Implantation was performed at 200 keV with a dose of 1.2×1017 W+cm−2 at temperatures between 200°C and 400°C. The influence of implantation temperature on the distribution of W in SiC was investigated and compared to results obtained earlier from room temperature (RT) and 500°C implants. Rutherford backscattering spectrometry (RBS) was employed to study the structure and composition of the implanted layers. Implantation at temperatures between RT and 300°C did not influence the depth distribution of C, Si and W. The W depth profile shows a conventional Gaussian shape. Implanting at higher temperatures led to a more confined W rich layer in the SiC. This confinement is explained by Ostwald ripening which is enabled during implantation at temperatures above 300°C. The depth of the implantation induced damage decreases slightly with increasing implantation temperature, except for 400°C implantation. The amount of damage, however, is significantly reduced only for implantation at 500°C.
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Weishart, H., schöneich, J., Voelskow, M. et al. Conductive Tungsten-Based Layers Synthesized by Ion Implantation Into 6H-Silicon Carbide. MRS Online Proceedings Library 439, 179–184 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1557/PROC-439-179
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