Thick epitaxial layers of 4H-SiC both n- and p-type were grown using horizontal Hot- Wall CVD (HWCVD). No large difference in the carrier lifetime was observed for the layers grown on n- and p-type substrates. The carrier lifetime usually increases with the increasing thickness of the epilayer. To investigate if the growth conditions and material properties are changing during the longer growth time a sample was prepared with uniformly varying epilayer thickness from 20μm on one side to 110μm on other side. Results of optical and electrical measurements, the variation in background impurities and other deep levels are discussed. Furthermore, the properties of thick layers grown on on-axis substrates are presented.

4H-SiC BJTs were fabricated using epitaxial regrowth instead of ion implantation to form a highly doped extrinsic base layer necessary for a good base ohmic contact. A remaining p(+) regrowth spacer at the edge of the base-emitter junction is proposed to explain a low current gain of 6 for the BJTs. A breakdown voltage of 1000 V was obtained for devices with Al implanted JTE.

We report on fabrication and characterization of n-channel Si face 4H-SiC MOSFETs made using sublimation grown epitaxial material. Transistors made on this material exhibit record-high peak field effect mobility of 208 cm(2)/Vs while reference transistors made on a commercial epitaxial material grown by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) show field effect mobility of 125 cm(2)/VS. The mobility enhancement is attributed to better surface morphology of the sublimation grown epitaxial layer.

We report on a new approach to MOCVD growth of GaN, i.e. hot-wall MOCVD, and its application to homoepitaxy on GaN substrates. The quality of the epilayers is examined by photoluminescence (PL). Homoepitaxially hot-wall MOCVD grown GaN layers show (1) intense PL free-exciton emissions relative to the intensity of the principal bound-exciton emission and (2) homogeneous cathodoluminescence emission within the terraces developed during the step-flow growth. Impurity concentrations in the material are measured by secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS). (c) 2005 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.