4H-SiC trench MOSFET with an integrated Schottky barrier diode and L-shaped P<sup>+</sup> shielding region

Xiaorong Luo; Ke Zhang; Xu Song; Jian Fang; Fei Yang; Bo Zhang

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4H-SiC trench MOSFET with an integrated Schottky barrier diode and L-shaped P⁺ shielding region

Xiaorong Luo^1,, Ke Zhang¹, Xu Song¹, Jian Fang¹, Fei Yang² and Bo Zhang¹

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Corresponding author: Xiaorong Luo, Email: xrluo@uestc.edu.cn

DOI: 10.1088/1674-4926/41/10/102801

Abstract: A novel 4H-SiC trench MOSFET is presented and investigated by simulation in this paper. The device features an integrated Schottky barrier diode and an L-shaped P⁺ shielding region beneath the gate trench and aside one wall of the gate trench (S-TMOS). The integrated Schottky barrier diode works as a free-wheeling diode in reverse recovery and reverse conduction, which significantly reduces reverse recovery charge (Q_rr) and reverse turn-on voltage (V_F). The L-shaped P⁺ region effectively shields the coupling of gate and drain, resulting in a lower gate–drain capacitance (C_gd) and date–drain charge (Q_gd). Compared with that of conventional SiC trench MOSFET (C-TMOS), the V_F and Q_rr of S-TMOS has reduced by 44% and 75%, respectively, with almost the same forward output current and reverse breakdown voltage. Moreover, the S-TMOS reduces Q_gd and C_gd by 32% and 22%, respectively, in comparison with C-TMOS.

Key words: SiC, MOSFET, Schottky barrier diode, reverse recovery, gate-drain charge

References

[1]	Gendron-Hansen A, Sdrulla D, Kashyap A, et al. 4H-SiC junction barrier Schottky diodes and power MOSFETs with high repetitive UIS ruggedness. IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), 2018, 850
[2]	Jiang H, Wei J, Dai X, et al. SiC MOSFET with built-in SBD for reduction of reverse recovery charge and switching loss in 10-kV applications. 29th International Symposium on Power Semiconductor Devices and IC's (ISPSD), 2017, 49
[3]	Jiang H, Wei J, Dai X, et al. Silicon carbide split-gate MOSFET with merged Schottky barrier diode and reduced switching loss. 28th International Symposium on Power Semiconductor Devices and IC's (ISPSD), 2016, 59
[4]	Li X, Tong X, Huang A Q, et al. SiC trench MOSFET with integrated self-assembled three-level protection Schottky barrier diode. IEEE Trans Electron Devices, 2017, 65(1), 347 doi: 10.1109/TED.2017.2767904
[5]	Kobayashi Y, Ishimori H, Kinoshita A, et al. Evaluation of Schottky barrier height on 4H-SiC m-face {1 $\bar 1$ 00} for Schottky barrier diode wall integrated trench MOSFET. Jpn J Appl Phys, 2017, 56(4S), 04CR08 doi: 10.7567/JJAP.56.04CR08
[6]	He Q, Luo X, Liao T, et al. 4H-SiC superjunction trench MOSFET with reduced saturation current. Superlattices Microstruct, 2019, 125, 58 doi: 10.1016/j.spmi.2018.10.016
[7]	Luo X R, Liao T, Wei J, et al. A novel 4H-SiC trench MOSFET with double shielding structures and ultralow gate-drain charge. J Semicond, 2019, 40(5), 052803 doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/40/5/052803
[8]	Zhang M, Wei J, Jiang H, et al. A new SiC trench MOSFET structure with protruded p-base for low oxide field and enhanced switching performance. IEEE Trans Device Mater Reliab, 2017, 17(2), 432 doi: 10.1109/TDMR.2017.2694220
[9]	Han K, Baliga B J, Sung W. A novel 1.2 kV 4H-SiC buffered-gate (BG) MOSFET: Analysis and experimental results. IEEE Electron Device Lett, 2017, 39(2), 248 doi: 10.1109/LED.2017.2785771
[10]	Agarwal A, Han K, Baliga B J. Analysis of 1.2 kV 4H-SiC trench-gate MOSFETs with thick trench bottom oxide. 2018 IEEE 6th Workshop on Wide Bandgap Power Devices and Applications (WiPDA), 2018, 125
[11]	Jiang H, Wei J, Dai X, et al. SiC trench MOSFET with shielded fin-shaped gate to reduce oxide field and switching loss. IEEE Electron Device Lett, 2016, 37(10), 1324 doi: 10.1109/LED.2016.2599921
[12]	Peters D, Siemieniec R, Aichinger T, et al. Performance and ruggedness of 1200 V SiC-trench- MOSFET. 29th International Symposium on Power Semiconductor Devices and IC's (ISPSD), 2017
[13]	Lide D R. CRC handbook of chemistry and physics. Internet version 2005. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2005
[14]	Heer D, Domes D, Peters D. Switching performance of a 1200 V SiC-trench-MOSFET in a low-power module. International Exhibition and Conference for Power Electronics, Intelligent Motion, Renewable Energy and Energy Management, 2016, 1
[15]	Lutz J, Schlangenotto H, Scheuermann U, et al. Semiconductor power devices: Physics, characteristics, reliability. Electron Power, 2011, 24(8), 599 doi: 10.1109/MPEL.2018.2886116
[16]	Zhou X, Yue R, Zhang J, et al. 4H-SiC trench MOSFET with floating/grounded junction barrier-controlled gate structure. IEEE Trans Electron Devices, 2017, 64(11), 4568 doi: 10.1109/TED.2017.2755721
[17]	Sung W, Baliga B J. Monolithically integrated 4H-SiC MOSFET and JBS diode (JBSFET) using a single ohmic/Schottky process scheme. IEEE Electron Device Lett, 2016, 37(12), 1605 doi: 10.1109/LED.2016.2618720
[18]	Sung W, Baliga B J. On developing one-chip integration of 1.2 kV SiC MOSFET and JBS diode (JBSFET). IEEE Trans Ind Electrons, 2017, 64(10), 8206 doi: 10.1109/TIE.2017.2696515

Fig. 1. (Color online) Device structure of (a) S-TMOS and (b) C-TMOS.

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Fig. 2. (Color online) Forward and reverse conduction I–V characteristics of C-TMOS and S-TMOS with varied L_s. The insets show the forward and reverse current contours of S-TMOS at V_ds = +/– 2 V.

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Fig. 3. (Color online) Test circuit for (a) S-TMOS, (b) C-TMOS, and (c) C-TMOS paralleled with an external SBD.

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Fig. 4. (Color online) Reverse recovery current waveforms of C-TMOS, S-TMOS with varied L_s and C-TMOS/SBD solution.

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Fig. 5. (Color online) (a) Influence of L_s on BV and Q_rr of S-TMOS. (b) Leakage current of S-TMOS (L_s = 0.5 µm) and C-TMOS.

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Fig. 6. (Color online) (a) Gate-Drain capacitance (C_gd) of the C-TMOS and S-TMOS. (b) Gate charge characteristic curves of C-TMOS and S-TMOS.

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Fig. 7. (Color online) (a) Test circuit for switching characteristic. (b) Turn- off waveforms of C-TMOS and S-TMOS.

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Fig. 8. (Color online) (a) Dependence of switching loss (E_on + E_off) on gate resister R_G. (b) Comparison of power losses as a function of switching frequency f (@ R_G = 10 Ω).

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Fig. 9. (Color online) Key fabrication process flows for the S-TMOS: (a) ion implantation to form the P-well and N⁺, P⁺ sources, (b) gate trench etching, (c) P⁺ shielding region implantation, (d) thermal oxidation to form the gate oxide, (e) poly silicon deposition, (f) metallization.

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Table 1. Performance comparison of C-TMOS and S-TMOS.

Parameter	S-TMOS	C-TMOS
R_on,sp (mΩ·cm²)	4.44	3.71
BV (V)	1055	1072
V_F (V)	1.5	2.7
Q_rr (µC)	1.25	5.04
C_gd (pF/cm²) (@ V_ds = 600 V)	139	179
Q_gd (nC/cm²)	143	209
E_off (mJ/cm²)	2.49	3.08
E_on + E_off (mJ/cm²)	4.50	5.16

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[1]	Gendron-Hansen A, Sdrulla D, Kashyap A, et al. 4H-SiC junction barrier Schottky diodes and power MOSFETs with high repetitive UIS ruggedness. IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), 2018, 850
[2]	Jiang H, Wei J, Dai X, et al. SiC MOSFET with built-in SBD for reduction of reverse recovery charge and switching loss in 10-kV applications. 29th International Symposium on Power Semiconductor Devices and IC's (ISPSD), 2017, 49
[3]	Jiang H, Wei J, Dai X, et al. Silicon carbide split-gate MOSFET with merged Schottky barrier diode and reduced switching loss. 28th International Symposium on Power Semiconductor Devices and IC's (ISPSD), 2016, 59
[4]	Li X, Tong X, Huang A Q, et al. SiC trench MOSFET with integrated self-assembled three-level protection Schottky barrier diode. IEEE Trans Electron Devices, 2017, 65(1), 347 doi: 10.1109/TED.2017.2767904
[5]	Kobayashi Y, Ishimori H, Kinoshita A, et al. Evaluation of Schottky barrier height on 4H-SiC m-face {1 $\bar 1$ 00} for Schottky barrier diode wall integrated trench MOSFET. Jpn J Appl Phys, 2017, 56(4S), 04CR08 doi: 10.7567/JJAP.56.04CR08
[6]	He Q, Luo X, Liao T, et al. 4H-SiC superjunction trench MOSFET with reduced saturation current. Superlattices Microstruct, 2019, 125, 58 doi: 10.1016/j.spmi.2018.10.016
[7]	Luo X R, Liao T, Wei J, et al. A novel 4H-SiC trench MOSFET with double shielding structures and ultralow gate-drain charge. J Semicond, 2019, 40(5), 052803 doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/40/5/052803
[8]	Zhang M, Wei J, Jiang H, et al. A new SiC trench MOSFET structure with protruded p-base for low oxide field and enhanced switching performance. IEEE Trans Device Mater Reliab, 2017, 17(2), 432 doi: 10.1109/TDMR.2017.2694220
[9]	Han K, Baliga B J, Sung W. A novel 1.2 kV 4H-SiC buffered-gate (BG) MOSFET: Analysis and experimental results. IEEE Electron Device Lett, 2017, 39(2), 248 doi: 10.1109/LED.2017.2785771
[10]	Agarwal A, Han K, Baliga B J. Analysis of 1.2 kV 4H-SiC trench-gate MOSFETs with thick trench bottom oxide. 2018 IEEE 6th Workshop on Wide Bandgap Power Devices and Applications (WiPDA), 2018, 125
[11]	Jiang H, Wei J, Dai X, et al. SiC trench MOSFET with shielded fin-shaped gate to reduce oxide field and switching loss. IEEE Electron Device Lett, 2016, 37(10), 1324 doi: 10.1109/LED.2016.2599921
[12]	Peters D, Siemieniec R, Aichinger T, et al. Performance and ruggedness of 1200 V SiC-trench- MOSFET. 29th International Symposium on Power Semiconductor Devices and IC's (ISPSD), 2017
[13]	Lide D R. CRC handbook of chemistry and physics. Internet version 2005. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2005
[14]	Heer D, Domes D, Peters D. Switching performance of a 1200 V SiC-trench-MOSFET in a low-power module. International Exhibition and Conference for Power Electronics, Intelligent Motion, Renewable Energy and Energy Management, 2016, 1
[15]	Lutz J, Schlangenotto H, Scheuermann U, et al. Semiconductor power devices: Physics, characteristics, reliability. Electron Power, 2011, 24(8), 599 doi: 10.1109/MPEL.2018.2886116
[16]	Zhou X, Yue R, Zhang J, et al. 4H-SiC trench MOSFET with floating/grounded junction barrier-controlled gate structure. IEEE Trans Electron Devices, 2017, 64(11), 4568 doi: 10.1109/TED.2017.2755721
[17]	Sung W, Baliga B J. Monolithically integrated 4H-SiC MOSFET and JBS diode (JBSFET) using a single ohmic/Schottky process scheme. IEEE Electron Device Lett, 2016, 37(12), 1605 doi: 10.1109/LED.2016.2618720
[18]	Sung W, Baliga B J. On developing one-chip integration of 1.2 kV SiC MOSFET and JBS diode (JBSFET). IEEE Trans Ind Electrons, 2017, 64(10), 8206 doi: 10.1109/TIE.2017.2696515

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Xiaorong Luo, Ke Zhang, Xu Song, Jian Fang, Fei Yang, Bo Zhang. 4H-SiC trench MOSFET with an integrated Schottky barrier diode and L-shaped P+ shielding region[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2020, 41(10): 102801. doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/41/10/102801 ****X R Luo, K Zhang, X Song, J Fang, F Yang, B Zhang, 4H-SiC trench MOSFET with an integrated Schottky barrier diode and L-shaped P+ shielding region[J]. J. Semicond., 2020, 41(10): 102801. doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/41/10/102801.

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Xiaorong Luo, Ke Zhang, Xu Song, Jian Fang, Fei Yang, Bo Zhang. 4H-SiC trench MOSFET with an integrated Schottky barrier diode and L-shaped P⁺ shielding region[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2020, 41(10): 102801. doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/41/10/102801 ****

X R Luo, K Zhang, X Song, J Fang, F Yang, B Zhang, 4H-SiC trench MOSFET with an integrated Schottky barrier diode and L-shaped P+ shielding region[J]. J. Semicond., 2020, 41(10): 102801. doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/41/10/102801.

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4H-SiC trench MOSFET with an integrated Schottky barrier diode and L-shaped P⁺ shielding region

DOI: 10.1088/1674-4926/41/10/102801

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State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China
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Global Energy Interconnection Research Institute, Beijing 102209, China

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Received Date: 2019-12-13
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A novel 4H-SiC trench MOSFET is presented and investigated by simulation in this paper. The device features an integrated Schottky barrier diode and an L-shaped P⁺ shielding region beneath the gate trench and aside one wall of the gate trench (S-TMOS). The integrated Schottky barrier diode works as a free-wheeling diode in reverse recovery and reverse conduction, which significantly reduces reverse recovery charge (Q_rr) and reverse turn-on voltage (V_F). The L-shaped P⁺ region effectively shields the coupling of gate and drain, resulting in a lower gate–drain capacitance (C_gd) and date–drain charge (Q_gd). Compared with that of conventional SiC trench MOSFET (C-TMOS), the V_F and Q_rr of S-TMOS has reduced by 44% and 75%, respectively, with almost the same forward output current and reverse breakdown voltage. Moreover, the S-TMOS reduces Q_gd and C_gd by 32% and 22%, respectively, in comparison with C-TMOS.
- SiC,
- MOSFET,
- Schottky barrier diode,
- reverse recovery,
- gate-drain charge

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[1]	Gendron-Hansen A, Sdrulla D, Kashyap A, et al. 4H-SiC junction barrier Schottky diodes and power MOSFETs with high repetitive UIS ruggedness. IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), 2018, 850
[2]	Jiang H, Wei J, Dai X, et al. SiC MOSFET with built-in SBD for reduction of reverse recovery charge and switching loss in 10-kV applications. 29th International Symposium on Power Semiconductor Devices and IC's (ISPSD), 2017, 49
[3]	Jiang H, Wei J, Dai X, et al. Silicon carbide split-gate MOSFET with merged Schottky barrier diode and reduced switching loss. 28th International Symposium on Power Semiconductor Devices and IC's (ISPSD), 2016, 59
[4]	Li X, Tong X, Huang A Q, et al. SiC trench MOSFET with integrated self-assembled three-level protection Schottky barrier diode. IEEE Trans Electron Devices, 2017, 65(1), 347 doi: 10.1109/TED.2017.2767904
[5]	Kobayashi Y, Ishimori H, Kinoshita A, et al. Evaluation of Schottky barrier height on 4H-SiC m-face {1 $\bar 1$ 00} for Schottky barrier diode wall integrated trench MOSFET. Jpn J Appl Phys, 2017, 56(4S), 04CR08 doi: 10.7567/JJAP.56.04CR08
[6]	He Q, Luo X, Liao T, et al. 4H-SiC superjunction trench MOSFET with reduced saturation current. Superlattices Microstruct, 2019, 125, 58 doi: 10.1016/j.spmi.2018.10.016
[7]	Luo X R, Liao T, Wei J, et al. A novel 4H-SiC trench MOSFET with double shielding structures and ultralow gate-drain charge. J Semicond, 2019, 40(5), 052803 doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/40/5/052803
[8]	Zhang M, Wei J, Jiang H, et al. A new SiC trench MOSFET structure with protruded p-base for low oxide field and enhanced switching performance. IEEE Trans Device Mater Reliab, 2017, 17(2), 432 doi: 10.1109/TDMR.2017.2694220
[9]	Han K, Baliga B J, Sung W. A novel 1.2 kV 4H-SiC buffered-gate (BG) MOSFET: Analysis and experimental results. IEEE Electron Device Lett, 2017, 39(2), 248 doi: 10.1109/LED.2017.2785771
[10]	Agarwal A, Han K, Baliga B J. Analysis of 1.2 kV 4H-SiC trench-gate MOSFETs with thick trench bottom oxide. 2018 IEEE 6th Workshop on Wide Bandgap Power Devices and Applications (WiPDA), 2018, 125
[11]	Jiang H, Wei J, Dai X, et al. SiC trench MOSFET with shielded fin-shaped gate to reduce oxide field and switching loss. IEEE Electron Device Lett, 2016, 37(10), 1324 doi: 10.1109/LED.2016.2599921
[12]	Peters D, Siemieniec R, Aichinger T, et al. Performance and ruggedness of 1200 V SiC-trench- MOSFET. 29th International Symposium on Power Semiconductor Devices and IC's (ISPSD), 2017
[13]	Lide D R. CRC handbook of chemistry and physics. Internet version 2005. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2005
[14]	Heer D, Domes D, Peters D. Switching performance of a 1200 V SiC-trench-MOSFET in a low-power module. International Exhibition and Conference for Power Electronics, Intelligent Motion, Renewable Energy and Energy Management, 2016, 1
[15]	Lutz J, Schlangenotto H, Scheuermann U, et al. Semiconductor power devices: Physics, characteristics, reliability. Electron Power, 2011, 24(8), 599 doi: 10.1109/MPEL.2018.2886116
[16]	Zhou X, Yue R, Zhang J, et al. 4H-SiC trench MOSFET with floating/grounded junction barrier-controlled gate structure. IEEE Trans Electron Devices, 2017, 64(11), 4568 doi: 10.1109/TED.2017.2755721
[17]	Sung W, Baliga B J. Monolithically integrated 4H-SiC MOSFET and JBS diode (JBSFET) using a single ohmic/Schottky process scheme. IEEE Electron Device Lett, 2016, 37(12), 1605 doi: 10.1109/LED.2016.2618720
[18]	Sung W, Baliga B J. On developing one-chip integration of 1.2 kV SiC MOSFET and JBS diode (JBSFET). IEEE Trans Ind Electrons, 2017, 64(10), 8206 doi: 10.1109/TIE.2017.2696515

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