The Electrical characteristics of metal-oxide-semiconductor field effect transistors fabricated on cubic silicon carbide

Oshima, Takeshi; Lee, K. K.; Ishida, Yuki*; Kojima, Kazutoshi*; Tanaka, Yasunori*; Takahashi, Tetsuo*; Yoshikawa, Masahito; Okumura, Hajime*; Arai, Kazuo*; Kamiya, Tomihiro

The n-channel Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field Effect Transistors (MOSFETs) were fabricated on cubic silicon carbide (3C-SiC) epitaxial layers grown on 3C-SiC substrates. The gate oxide of the MOSFETs was formed using pyrogenic oxidation at 1100C. The 3C-SiC MOSFETs showed enhancement type behaviors after annealing at 200C for 30 min in argon atmosphere. The maximum value of the effective channel mobility of the 3C-SiC MOSFETs was 260 cm/Vs. The leakage current of gate oxide was of a few tens of nA/cm at an electric field range below 8.5 MV/cm, and breakdown began around 8.5 MV/cm.