X-Git-Url: https://hackdaworld.org/gitweb/?p=lectures%2Flatex.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=posic%2Ftalks%2Fdefense.txt;h=25514aaac7458fcfe0ee31a397828be38eb81d19;hp=83f618d904254d2bfd05b76c71e1c21347c44735;hb=a08cd67251d6433ee23653e567601260436c923a;hpb=3f65cf44692d94497ff4a2ac366cb91b97ac3012 diff --git a/posic/talks/defense.txt b/posic/talks/defense.txt index 83f618d..25514aa 100644 --- a/posic/talks/defense.txt +++ b/posic/talks/defense.txt @@ -3,16 +3,100 @@ slide 1 dear examiners, dear colleagues. welcome everybody to the the defense of my doctor's thesis entitled ... as usual, i would like to start with a small motivation, -which in this case is a motivation with respect to the materials system, SiC. +which in this case focuses on the materials system, SiC. slide 2 -the semiconductor material SiC ... +the semiconductor material SiC has remarkable physical and chemical properties, +which make it a promising new material in various fields of applications. +the wide band gap and high breakdown field +as well as the high electron mobility and saturation drift velocity +in conjunction with its unique thermal stability and conductivity +unveil SiC as the ideal candidate for +high-temperature, high-power and high-frequency electronic +and opto-electronic devices. + +in fact light emission from SiC crystal rectifiers was observed +already in the very beginning of the 20th century +constituting the brirth of solid state optoelectronics. +and indeed, the first blue light emitting diodes in 1990 were based on SiC. +(nowadays superceded by direct band gap materials like GaN). + +the focus of SiC based applications, however, +is in the area of solid state electronic devices +experiencing revolutionary performance improvements enabled by its capabilities. +devices can be designed much thinner with increased dopant concentrations +resulting in highly efficient rectifier diodes and switching transistors. +one example is displayed: a SiC based inverter with an efficiency of 98.5% +designed by the frauenhofer institute for solar energy systems. +therefore, SiC constitutes a promising candidate to become the key technology +towards an extensive development and use of regenerative energies and emobility. + +moreover, due to the large bonding energy, +SiC is a hard and chemical inert material +suitable for applications under extreme conditions +and for microelectromechanical systems. +its radiation hardness allows the operation as a first wall reactor material +and as electronic devices in space. slide 3 + +the stoichiometric composition of silicon and carbon +is the only stable compound in the C/Si system. +SiC is a mainly covalent material in which both, +the Si and C atom are sp3 hybridized. +the local order of the silicon and carbon atoms +characterized by the tetrahedral bond is the same for all polytypes. +however, more than 250 different polytypes exist, +which differ in the one-dimensional stacking sequence of +identical, close-packed SiC bilayers, +which can be situated on one of three possible positions (abbreviated a,b,c). +the stacking sequence of the most important polytypes is displayed here. +the 3c polytype is the only cubic polytype. + +different polytypes exhibit different properties, +which are listed in the table +and compared to other technologically relevant semiconductor materials. +Despite the lower charge carrier mobilities for low electric fields, +SiC clearly outperforms Si. +among the different polytypes, the cubic phase shows the highest +break down field and saturation drift velocity. +additionally, these properties are isotropic. +thus, the cubic polytype is most effective for highly efficient +high-performance electronic devices. + slide 4 + +SiC is rarely found in nature and, thus, must be synthesized. +it was first observed by moissan from a meteor crater in arizona. +the fact that natural SiC is almost only observed +as individual presolar SiC stardust grains near craters of meteorite impacts +already indicates the complexity involved in the synthesis process. + +however, nowadays, much progress has been achieved in SiC thin film growth. +indeed, commerically available semiconductor devices based on alpha SiC exist, +although these are still extremely expensive. +However, production of the advantageous 3c polytype material is less advanced. +mismatches in the thermal expansion coefficient and the lattice parameter +(with respect to the substrate) cause a considerable amount of defects, +which is responsible for structural and electrical qualities +that are not yet satisfactory. + +next to CVD and MBE, the ion beam synthesis technique, which consists of +high dose ion implantation foolowed by a high-temperature annealing step +turned out to constitute a promising method to form buried layers of SiC in Si. +... + slide 5 + +... + +and the task of this work is to gain insight into SiC precipitation in silicon. + slide 6 + +this (insight) is achieved by atomistic simulations, which are explained after the assumed precipitation mechnisms present in literature are presented ... + slide 7 slide 8 slide 9