IP Library Granted Patent US 12,205,989
Granted Patent B2
US 12,205,989 · App. 17/686,463 · Granted Jan 21, 2025

Silicon carbide epitaxial substrate and method for manufacturing same

Inventors: Tsuyoshi Miura (Tokyo, JP); Hodaka Ichikawa (Tokyo, JP); Naoya Kimura (Tokyo, JP); Hiroyuki Okuda (Tokyo, JP); Taisuke Hirooka (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: PROTERIAL, LTD.
H01L29/1608C23C16/325C30B25/20C30B29/36H01L21/02378H01L21/02433H01L21/02529
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Patent No.
US 12,205,989
App. No.
17/686,463
Granted
Jan 21, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for manufacturing a silicon carbide epitaxial substrate which has a first surface which is a (000-1) C-face, a silicon carbide epitaxial layer located on the first surface of the silicon carbide substrate, and a line-shaped surface defect density on a top surface of the silicon carbide epitaxial layer is less than 1.0 cm −2 and a stacking fault density is less than 1.2 cm −2 .

Claims (15)

1. A silicon carbide epitaxial substrate comprising:

a silicon carbide substrate having a first surface, a diameter of the silicon carbide substrate being 100 mm or more; and

a silicon carbide epitaxial layer located on the first surface of the silicon carbide substrate, wherein

the first surface is a (000-1)C-face having an off angle of 4° to 8°, and

a line-shaped surface defect density on a top surface of the silicon carbide epitaxial layer is less than 1.0 cm −2 and a stacking fault density on the top surface of the silicon carbide epitaxial layer is less than 1.2 cm −2 .

2. The silicon carbide epitaxial substrate of claim 1 , wherein the line-shaped surface defect density is less than 0.5 cm −2 .

3. The silicon carbide epitaxial substrate of claim 1 , wherein the line-shaped surface defect density is less than 0.35 cm −2 .

4. The silicon carbide epitaxial substrate of claim 1 , wherein the stacking fault density is less than 1.0 cm −2 .

5. The silicon carbide epitaxial substrate of claim 1 , wherein the stacking fault density is less than 0.35 cm −2 .

6. The silicon carbide epitaxial substrate of claim 1 , wherein a basal plane dislocation density on the first surface of the silicon carbide substrate is less than 3000 cm −2 .

7. The silicon carbide epitaxial substrate of claim 1 , wherein a basal plane dislocation density on the first surface of the silicon carbide substrate is less than 2000 cm −2 .

8. The silicon carbide epitaxial substrate of claim 6 , wherein a ratio of the line-shaped surface defect density on the top surface of the silicon carbide epitaxial layer to the basal dislocation density on the first surface of the silicon carbide substrate is less than 0.04%.

9. The silicon carbide epitaxial substrate of claim 6 , wherein a ratio of the stacking fault density on the top surface of the silicon carbide epitaxial layer to the basal dislocation density on the first surface of the silicon carbide substrate is less than 0.05%.

10. The silicon carbide epitaxial substrate of claim 1 , wherein a surface roughness Ra of the first surface is 1 nm or less.

11. The silicon carbide epitaxial substrate of claim 1 , wherein the off angle is about 4°.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 21, 2023
From: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
To: PROTERIAL, LTD.
Reel/Frame 063122/0148 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 15, 2022
From: MIURA, TSUYOSHI; ICHIKAWA, HODAKA; KIMURA, NAOYA; OKUDA, HIROYUKI; HIROOKA, TAISUKE
To: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 059615/0357 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2021-053223 · Mar 26, 2021 · national
JP 2022-009513 · Jan 25, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220310795A1 · Sep 29, 2022
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