HIGH-VOLTAGE (GREATER-THAN 1-KV) SIC SCHOTTKY-BARRIER DIODES WITH LOW ON-RESISTANCES

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作者
KIMOTO, T
URUSHIDANI, T
KOBAYASHI, S
MATSUNAMI, H
机构
[1] Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto
[2] Fuji Electric Research and Development, Ltd.
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10.1109/55.260785
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
Au/6H-SiC Schottky barrier diodes with high blocking voltages were successfully fabricated using layers grown by step-controlled epitaxy. A breakdown voltage over 1100 V could be achieved, which is the highest ever reported for silicon carbide (SiC) Schottky barrier diodes. These high-voltage SiC rectifiers had specific on-resistances lower than the theoretical limits of Si rectifiers by more than one order of magnitude. The specific on-resistance increased with temperature according to T2.0 dependence. The diodes showed good characteristics at temperatures as high as 400-degrees-C.
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