Nonlinear UV Absorption Properties of Bulk 4H SiC Authors: Vincent Meyers*, Daniel Mauch, James Dickens, Andreas Neuber
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1 Nonlinear UV Absorption Properties of Bulk 4H SiC Authors: Vincent Meyers*, Daniel Mauch, James Dickens, Andreas Neuber All Authors: Pulsed Power and Power Electronics Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Texas Tech University 1012 Boston Ave. Lubbock, TX Abstract: The intensity dependent light absorption in bulk high purity semi insulating (HPSI) 4H SiC at above band gap photon energies has been studied. In particular, 3.49 ev (355 nm) UV absorption of 160 μm thick samples of varying recombination lifetimes in the intensity range of 1 mj/cm 2 to 30 mj/cm 2 is addressed. The effective absorption coefficient was found to vary up to 30% within this range. Assuming deep level trapping, interband absorption, and free carrier absorption as dominant processes, a four energy level model reproduces the experimentally observed absorption behavior. While nonlinearities in the optical absorption behavior of SiC have been studied previously as function of wavelength α(λ), temperature α(t) and, to a very limited extent, at below bandgap optical intensities, the presented elucidates the UV intensity dependent nonlinear absorption behavior, α(i), of SiC at above bandgap photon energies. Introduction: The dependence of optical response in SiC on both material and varying stimulus are readily available in the literature. Optical wavelength dependence α(λ) under both pulsed [1] and CW radiation have been documented [2]. Dependence of optical absorption on temperature α(t) has likewise been reported [3]. Limited exploration of intensity dependent optical absorption above the band gap has also been undertaken [4]. This paper presents the intensity dependent absorption α(i) above the band gap, a hitherto unexplored dependence of optical response, but one of importance to the wide bandgap semiconductor industry for both production and device applications. It has implications for patterning, drilling, or ablating using UV lasers and optimizing and controlling behavior in intrinsically activated optoelectronics such as photoconductive switches and photodetectors. In the absence of thermal stimulus or applied electric fields, two mechanisms are expected to play a significant role in the absorption behavior: inter band absorption, trap assisted recombination, and free carrier absorption (FCA). Of these, the least explored in indirect bandgap, high purity semi insulating (HPSI) materials are traps. Traps are present throughout the gap, but in HPSI materials deep level traps have the highest density. These are also the most easily observed; shallow traps may be indistinguishable from the band edge in deep level transient spectroscopy (DLTS), while still facilitating Shockley Read Hall recombination. Experiments with GaAs have shown that optical excitation of electrons in deep traps is negligible in its contribution to overall absorption [5]. The available literature documents the inverse scaling of bulk recombination lifetime with trap concentration when such have significant densities (n>10 13 cm 3 ) [6] [7]. The great majority of this work concerns n type SiC, while none addresses HPSI material [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]. These studies indicate bulk lifetimes of typically μs, where the usual Z 1/2 and EH 6/7 traps dominate deep level transient spectroscopy (DLTS) results; these 1
2 document concentrations in the cm 3 range [10] [13]. Nowhere in the current literature can be found a similar study of HPSI 4H SiC, whose recombination lifetime is very short. The HPSI SiC materials investigated here were previously characterized under 3.49 ev pulsed laser excitation, wherein the bulk recombination lifetimes were found to be 3 ns and 500 ps [14]. Using the empirical relationship., this trap density is estimated to be on the order of cm 3, significantly higher than densities found in n type samples in the literature [6]. This high trap concentration also results in orders of magnitude higher resistivity, differentiating it from lower trap density (and lower resistivity) materials [14] [15]. Pulsed laser excitation allows high intensity optical excitation and insight into fast absorption processes unobservable through CW. Here, by pairing UV absorption experiments with numerical modeling, an advantage is gained over traditional pump probe experiments (where the probe is typically vis IR); this means all optical stimulation is above band gap, and no extrapolation of absorption cross section is necessary. Experiment: Three samples from a single wafer of 490 μm thick HPSI 4H SiC manufactured by Cree were treated per the procedure described below. The samples origination in the same wafer ensures a high degree of consistency among them, but at the cost of some degree of repeatability, since one sample was processed and tested under each condition. Hence, the experimental data are self consistent, but some difference is expected if the same process were repeated using samples from a different wafer. The first was tested as grown; previously characterized with a carrier recombination lifetime of 3 ns [14]. The second was annealed at 1850 C for 100 minutes and cooled at 30 C per minute to prevent quenching; recombination lifetime here was shown to be 100 ns [16]. The third was electron irradiated for 3.5 hours at a density of cm 2 ; bulk recombination lifetime is 500 ps [14]. All samples were thinned, see Table 1 for a summary of their properties. Table 1: Physical Properties of Tested 4H SiC Samples Sample τ bulk (ns) Thickness (μm) As Grown Irradiated Annealed Initially, low power spectroscopy was performed on the as grown sample to attain its wavelength dependent absorption α(λ); measured transmitted and reflected signals were processed using a Beer Lambert equation accounting for two internal reflections [5, p. 94] Where d sample depth, α absorption coefficient (cm 1 ), R m measured ratio of reflected over incident energy, and T m ratio of transmitted to incident. Since annealing and irradiation affect the concentration of primarily mid gap states without shifting the gap itself, the near gap and below gap absorption spectroscopy performed on the other two samples would appear nearly identical to the as grown spectroscopic result shown (cf. figure 1). The obtained result (cf. figure 1) is consistent with the limited literature exploring these properties 2
3 in nominally semi insulating samples [2] (note: higher absorption values are typically obtained in n type samples, which prevail in the literature [1] [3] [17]). The transmittance (and therefore the absorption) outside the values shown in figure 1 are beyond the diagnostics resolution and are not shown. Figure 1: Low power, cw optical properties of 4H SiC, as grown sample. Figure 2: Pulsed experimental setup to measure laser beam transmittance and reflectance. The incident laser energy at 355 nm is varied from 1 to 30 mj/cm 2. Photodiode A incident energy, B transmitted, C reflected. The high optical intensity setup consists of a frequency tripled Nd:YAG laser outputting at 355 nm wavelength with an FWHM of 7 ns operating at 10 Hz (Quanta Ray Pro 270). Wavelengths above the UV are filtered with UG 11 glass, and a sample of the beam is split off for measurement of the incident beam intensity/energy; standard 355 nm laserline mirrors were used for beam steering (cf. figure 2). Each photodiode was isolated from stray reflections and scattering from the laser beam and from ambient light. The angle of incidence was kept at 15 so that the reflected beam could be used for reflectance measurements while maintaining a near normal incidence. Unevenness in the laser spatial profile is compensated by scraping the beam profile to the size of the photodiode s active area, ensuring each photodiode senses the same spatial profile. An incident, reflected, and transmitted data point was measured with 3 custom photodiodes at each energy from 80 single shots integrated and noise corrected with laser energy at each shot within + 5% of the nominal 3
4 energy. Each sample was tested with light incident on each (c plane) face over a range of energies, and no significant change in reflectivity was observed with respect to either orientation or intensity. From this it is reasonable to conclude imaginary refractive index altering higher order nonlinear effects (χ (n) ) do not play a significant role in the absorption behavior observed. The effective absorption coefficient in the as grown sample decreases linearly at low energies, then changes rapidly at around 11 mj cm 2, suggesting bleaching. The irradiated sample appears to exhibit bleaching from the onset at low energy. The longer recombination lifetime annealed sample shows the opposite trend, increasing its absorption with increasing incident energy. Modeling: Two photon absorption has typically been found to be about four orders of magnitude weaker than single photon processes in wide bandgap semiconductors; it is accordingly neglected here [18]. At its simplest, the laser absorption process may be described as a two energy level problem with absorption, spontaneous emission, radiationless transitions, etc. between the valence and conduction band energy levels. While portions of the complicated observed experimental behavior, cf. Fig. 4, could be reproduced with a two level model by assuming different recombination rates for the different materials, cf. Table 1, it took as a minimum a four level model to capture the detailed features, see Fig. 3. Figure 3: Four level model scheme. Valence band n v, conduction valley n c, conduction band above valley n ce, absorption cross sections B 12, B 23, trap electron capture coefficient C 1, recombination lifetimes τ 32, τ 21, τ t. In the model, three processes (inter band, FCA, and deep level trapping) and four levels (valence v, trap t, conduction c, and above valley conduction ce) were considered (cf. figure 3). Assuming a light beam propagating in positive x direction yields two general equations describing the light intensity and population change in the space/time domains. Firstly the intensity change, wherein the spatial light intensity change propagates at the effective speed of light c/n through the medium, with the light s continued absorption described by the differential absorption coefficient, a; and secondly, wherein the rate of change in energy level population,, is equal to the influx of optically excited population and removal by relaxation with the time constant, τ. Expanding to the processes accounted for here, the time and space dependent equations describe (1.1) light intensity attenuation with time and penetration depth; (1.2) differential absorption coefficient as a sum of interband absorption and FCA; (1.3) time rate of change in valence band population; (1.4) time rate of change in trap population; (1.5) time rate of change in conduction valley population; (1.6) time rate of change in above valley conduction band population: 4
5 Where C 1 ratio of conduction to trap vs. conduction to valence relaxation probability; B 12, B 23 absorption cross section (fitted parameters) relating band population with a; n v, n c, n ce valence, conduction valley, and above valley conduction band population densities, respectively; photon energy; and τ 32, τ 21, τ t recombination lifetimes. Figure 4: Effective absorption: Experimental data compare to simulated results based on the 4 energy level scheme. Since the deep trap recombination lifetime, τ t, is much longer than the laser pulse (100s of nanoseconds), it is treated here as a conduction band depleting mechanism that shuts off when the total trap density of states is saturated. In modeling of longer timescale processes, the electron occupied traps would undergo hole capture and release electrons to empty valence band states. The bulk lifetime and annealing processing of the annealed sample suggest its deep trap density on the order of cm 3 [13]. The available density of states for 4H SiC is usually calculated as cm 3 [19, p. 22], but near the band edge, the effective density of states (density of available states) should be lower, as the states accessible for interband absorption is photon energy limited; Galeckas found the peak carrier density in a similar experiment to be cm 3, similar to the n 0 value used [20]. In the as grown and annealed case, trap densities of states were assumed to be approximately equal, since their bulk recombination lifetimes are quite low. In optimizing simulation variables to fit experimental data (cf. figure 4), the absorption cross sections (B 12 5
6 and B 23 ) and density of states (n 0 ) were found first in the annealed case (the simplest since trap assisted recombination is irrelevant here). Then the irradiated case was modeled to find the best trapping coefficient C 1. Finally, holding all values constant except the experimentally derived τ 21 and τ 32, the as grown case was fitted. Table 2: Summary of FDTD Model results, with (n 0 = cm 3, n t = cm 3, B 12 = cm 2, B 23 = cm 2 ) held constant τ bulk (ns) τ 21 (ns) τ 32 (ns) C Published studies focused on FCA measures absorption behavior in doped samples whereas FCA in HPSI materials has not. In the absence of relevant FCA information, it remains unknown how FCA relaxation time and absorption cross section compares to interband relaxation times. The parameters chosen here were set under the assumption that FCA relaxation lifetimes are roughly equal to interband relaxation times, and that their sum is close to τ bulk. Since the sample is semi insulating, Burstein Moss shift or other band modification as a result of increasing conduction band occupation were assumed to be negligible. Stimulated emission is also excluded since it should only begin to play a substantial role at intensities where more significant bleaching occurs. Finally, due to the small observation solid angle, spontaneous emission, being isotropic is also excluded from the considerations. The effective absorption of a physical sample with specific dimensions is determined by the modeled transmittance through the sample while the differential absorption in space is fitted by cross section parameters B 12 and B 23. Hence, the cross sections determine the absorption coefficient in aggregate. This is most easily observed in comparing measurements to simulation values at low energy (cf. figure 4), where the effective absorption coefficient of the as grown sample, 129 cm 1, matches within 7% the value of a ~ n 0 B 12 in the low energy limit, cf. Eq. (1.6) with n c ~ 0 cm 3. The measured divergent lifetime dependent absorption trends suggest that conduction band population plays a significant role in the intensity dependence of absorption, meaning the role of FCA must be non negligible above band gap. Consistently, the simulated best fit of all data emerges when B 23 3 B 12. Physically, this is intuitive when the material is visualized as a lattice of Bohr atoms; electrons in a higher energy state, further from the nucleus should have larger absorption cross section (represented by B here). It should be noted that the behavior at pulse energies below the experimentally tested were simulated using the above parameters. In the as grown and annealed samples, these indicate a convergence of absorption coefficient toward the α value suggested in cw experiments. It is noted that the distinct properties of HPSI material may limit the applicability of these results to n or p type materials. In more heavily doped materials, trap density has repeatedly been established and related empirically to recombination lifetime. The model implemented here corroborates this trend, however, suggesting a high deep trap density not previously noted in the literature, but which is consistent with the empirical relation between bulk recombination lifetime and deep trap density [19, p. 174]. One may consider expanding the investigation to doped SiC and paired with DLTS to further verify the influence trap and recombination lifetime have on α(i) under intrinsic optical excitation. Conclusions: 6
7 The intensity dependent absorption coefficient and the role of bulk recombination lifetime in the nonlinear absorption behavior of 4H SiC have been studied. Bulk samples of 4H SiC were found to display an intensitydependent above bandgap absorption chiefly governed by their respective recombination lifetimes of 0.5 ns, 3 ns, and 100 ns. A semi empirical 1D FDTD model based on a four energy level scheme was developed that yielded the main features of the experimentally observed nonlinear absorption. Assuming fewer than four levels would not produce reasonable results, using more than four levels would simply increase the number of a priori unknown parameters without contributing more specifics to the discussion. The observed is consistent with free carrier absorption and deep level trapping playing dominant roles in nonlinear absorption of light under pulsed stimulation above the band gap in 4H SiC. Acknowledgements: The work was supported in part from by the Office of Naval Research under grant N , and by AFOSR Grant No. FA , Collaborative Research on Novel High Power Sources and Physics of. Modification Ionospheric Bibliography [1] S. Sridhara, T. Eperjesi, R. Devaty and W. Choyke, "Penetration depths in the ultraviolet for 4H, 6H, and 3C silicon carbide at seven common laser pumping wavelengths," Mat. Sci. and Engr. B., Vols , [2] P. Grivickas, V. Grivickas, J. Linnros and A. Galeckas, "Fundamental band edge absorption in nominally undoped and doped 4H SiC," Journal of applied physics, vol. 101, p , [3] S. G. Sridhara, R. Devaty and W. J. Choyke, "Absorption coefficient of 4H silicon carbide from 3900 to 3250 Å," Journal of Applied Physics, vol. 84, [4] C. Hettler, "Investigation and Evaluation of High Voltage Silicon Carbide Photoconductive Switches (Doctoral Dissertation)," Texas Tech University, [5] J. I. Pankove, Optical processes in semiconductors, Courier Corporation, [6] T. Kimoto, K. Danno and J. Suda, "Lifetime killing defects in 4H SiC epilayers and lifetime control by low energy electron irradiation," physica status solidi (b), vol. 245, pp , [7] K. Danno, D. Nakamura and T. Kimoto, "Investigation of carrier lifetime in 4H SiC epilayers and lifetime control by electron irradiation," Applied physics letters, vol. 90, [8] P. B. Klein, "Identification and carrier dynamics of the dominant lifetime limiting defect in n 4H SiC epitaxial layers," physica status solidi (a), vol. 206, pp , [9] P. B. Klein, "Carrier lifetime measurement in n 4H SiC epilayers," Journal of Applied Physics, vol. 103, p , [10] C. Hemmingsson, N. T. Son, O. Kordina, J. P. Bergman, E. Janzén, J. L. Lindström, S. Savage and N. Nordell, "Deep level defects in electron irradiated 4H SiC epitaxial layers," Journal of applied physics, vol. 81, [11] G. Alfieri, E. V. Monakhov, B. G. Svensson and M. K. Linnarsson, "Annealing behavior between room temperature and 2000 C of deep level defects in electron irradiated n type 4H silicon carbide," Journal of applied physics, vol. 98, p. 7
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