Chemical–mechanical polishing of 4H silicon carbide wafers

W Wang, X Lu, X Wu, Y Zhang, R Wang… - Advanced Materials …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract 4H silicon carbide (4H‐SiC) holds great promise for high‐power and high‐
frequency electronics, in which high‐quality 4H‐SiC wafers with both global and local …

A review on precision polishing technology of single-crystal SiC

G Ma, S Li, F Liu, C Zhang, Z Jia, X Yin - Crystals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Single-crystal SiC is a typical third-generation semiconductor power-device material
because of its excellent electronic and thermal properties. An ultrasmooth surface with …

[HTML][HTML] Environment-friendly electrochemical mechanical polishing using solid polymer electrolyte/CeO2 composite pad for highly efficient finishing of 4H-SiC (0001) …

J Murata, K Hayama, M Takizawa - Applied Surface Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Silicon carbide (SiC) is a promising material for use in high-performance power electronic
devices. However, the SiC wafer is costly partly due to difficulties in machining the SiC …

[HTML][HTML] Sustainable electrochemical mechanical polishing (ECMP) for 4H-SiC wafer using chemical-free polishing slurry with hydrocarbon-based solid polymer …

N Inada, M Takizawa, M Adachi, J Murata - Applied Surface Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Large-diameter single-crystal silicon carbide (SiC) wafers with good surface quality are
desirable to dramatically improve the performance of SiC-based power electronic devices …

High-efficiency free-damage electrochemical shear-thickening polishing of single-crystal silicon carbide

M Shen, L Wu, M Wei, H Chen, J Yuan, B Lyu… - Journal of Manufacturing …, 2024 - Elsevier
A novel electrochemical shear-thickening polishing (ESTP) technique was proposed and
successfully applied to polish a 4H-SiC (000-1) workpiece. An in-depth investigation of the …

Polishing of diamond, SiC, GaN based on the oxidation modification of hydroxyl radical: status, challenges and strategies

D Shi, W Zhou, T Zhao - Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, 2023 - Elsevier
As the wide band-gap semiconductor materials, single crystal diamond, SiC, GaN are the
key in semiconductor fields. Due to the high hardness, high brittleness and strong chemical …

Chemical mechanical polishing exploiting metal electrochemical corrosion of single-crystal SiC

Y Luo, Q **ong, J Lu, Q Yan, D Hu - Materials Science in Semiconductor …, 2022 - Elsevier
A chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) method of single-crystal SiC is proposed based on
metal electrochemical corrosion. The oxidation mechanism of SiC by electrochemical …

Highly efficient planarization of sliced 4H–SiC (0001) wafer by slurryless electrochemical mechanical polishing

X Yang, X Yang, K Kawai, K Arima… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Slurryless electrochemical mechanical polishing (ECMP) was proposed and directly applied
to sliced 4H–SiC (0001) surfaces. After ECMP for 2 h at a current density of 10 mA/cm 2 in …

Deep insights into interaction behaviour and material removal of β-SiC wafer in nanoscale polishing

TT Do, TH Fang - Tribology International, 2023 - Elsevier
Silicon carbide (β-SiC) polishing aims to maximize material removal rate and surface quality.
Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations revealed β-SiC substrate removal methods with …

Nano-polishing characteristics in vibration-assisted CMP of single-crystal silicon carbide via molecular dynamics simulations

Y He, W Tang, P Gao, M Tang, L Fan… - Materials Science in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Vibration-assisted CMP can effectively improve the quality and efficiency of nano-polishing,
but the mechanism of the interaction between the substrate, solution and abrasive atoms …