We review the history and modern state of silicon carbide and SiC-based devices. Main techniques for growing bulk SiC crystals and epitaxial SiC films are discussed. Epitaxial SiC structures used for post-growth processing are briefly reviewed. The state of the art achieved in developing SiC-devices is presented. The main problems that occur in developing SiC-equipment and prospects for designing and developing such equipment are analyzed.
Keywords: silicon carbide, bulk crystals, sublimation, polytypes, lateral overgrowth, dislocations, high-voltage power diodes, high-voltage subnanosecond pulse diodes, thyristors, bipolar junction transistors, analytical models, computer simulations, color center, spin, sensorics, magnetic field, ODMR, graphene, two-dimensional materials, Raman spectroscopy PACS:81.05.ue, 81.10.−h, 85.30.−z () DOI: URL: https://ufn.ru/en/articles/2019/8/c/ 000504891900002 2-s2.0-85076766922 2019PhyU...62..754L Citation: Lebedev A A, Ivanov P A, Levinshtein M E, Mokhov E N, Nagalyuk S S, Anisimov A N, Baranov P G "SiC-based electronics (100th anniversary of the Ioffe Institute)" Phys. Usp.62 754–794 (2019)
Received: 4th, September 2018, revised: 1st, October 2018, accepted: 4th, October 2018
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