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Formation of interfacial dislocations (IDs) and dislocation half-loop arrays (HLAs) and their appearance in 4H-SiC epi-wafers are investigated by X-ray topography and KOH etching analysis. Synchrotron reflection X-ray topography demonstrates the ability to image IDs and HLAs simultaneously and reveal their densities as well as spatial distributions in the epi-wafers. The vertical location of IDs in the epi-wafer is also examined by this technique. The influence of wafer warp, in-situ H2 etching prior to epitaxial growth, substrate off-angle as well as the growth face (Si-face and C-face) on the densities and spatial distributions of IDs and HLAs are discussed.
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Tsuchida, H., Kamata, I., Kojima, K. et al. Influence of Growth Conditions and Substrate Properties on Formation of Interfacial Dislocations and Dislocation Half-loop Arrays in 4H-SiC(0001) and (000-1) Epitaxy. MRS Online Proceedings Library 1069, 10690403 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1557/PROC-1069-D04-03
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