IEICE Electronics Express
Online ISSN : 1349-2543
ISSN-L : 1349-2543
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Characterization of punch-through phenomenon in SiC-SBD by capacitance-voltage measurement at high reverse bias voltage
Tsuyoshi FunakiShuntaro MatsuzakiTsunenobu KimotoTakashi Hikihara
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2006 Volume 3 Issue 16 Pages 379-384

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This paper investigates the punch-through phenomenon in SiC Schottky Barrier Diodes (SBD) from capacitance-voltage (C-V) characteristics at high reverse bias voltage. High voltage bias application has not been possible by conventional measurement instrumentation. The authors, therefore, develop C-V characteristics measurement instrumentation which enables the application of high dc bias voltages on SiC-SBD up to the rated reverse blocking voltage. The measurement is then validated through the comparison of results from different measurement methods. The proposed methods clearly reveal the punch-through phenomenon of measured SiC-SBD, and enable the extraction of pertinent parameters for device modeling.

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