Static Performance and Reliability of 4H-SiC Diodes with P plus Regions Formed by Various Profiles and Temperatures

Several designs of 1.2kV-rated 4H-SiC PiN diodes and Junction Barrier Schottky (JBS) diodes have been successfully fabricated with various P+ implantation conditions resulting in different junction profiles. P+ regions were implanted at both room temperature and elevated temperature (600 degrees C) to monitor the generation of Basal Plane Dislocations (BPDs) and study their impact on device long term reliability. It was found that, when the dose in the deeper portion of the junction (implemented by high energy implantations) is well suppressed, static and long-term reliability performances of room temperature implanted devices can be maintained similar to those of high temperature implanted devices.