Temperature dependence of inversion layer carrier concentration and Hall mobility in 4H-SiC MOSFETs

Hall measurements on NO annealed 4H-SiC MOS gated Hall bars are reported in the temperature range 77 K- 423 K. The results indicate higher carrier concentration and lower trapping at increased temperatures, with a clear strong inversion regime at all temperatures. In stark contrast to Si, the Hall mobility increases 1 with temperature for 77 K-373K, above which the mobility decreases slightly. The maximum experimental mobility was found to be similar to 50 cm(2) V-1 s(-1) which is only about 10% of the 4H-SiC bulk mobility indicating that while NO annealing drastically improves trapping, it does not improve the mobility significantly. Supporting modeling results strongly suggest the presence of a disordered SiC channel region.