Research Article

On the Evaluation of Gate Dielectrics for 4H-SiC Based Power MOSFETs

Table 2

Parameters used in 4H-SiC based MOSFET device simulation.

Eg300 (eV)3.24Bandgap at 300 K
Egalpha (eV/K)4.15 × 10−4Parameter of bandgap model
Egbeta (eV/K)−131Parameter of bandgap model
Permittivity 9.66Permittivity
Affinity ()4.2Affinity
(cm6/s)5 × 10−32Auger recombination parameter for electrons
(cm6/s)2 × 10−32Auger recombination parameter for holes
(eV)0.2Acceptor energy level
(eV)0.1Donor energy level
(eV)4Degeneracy factor for valence band
(eV)2Degeneracy factor for conduction band
LT.TAUN 5Lifetime model parameter for electrons
LT.TAUP5Lifetime model parameter for holes
(cm−3)3 × 1017SRH concentration-dependent lifetime for electrons
(cm−3)3 × 1017SRH concentration-dependent lifetime for holes
(A/K2 cm2)110Effective Richardson constant for electrons
(A/K2 cm2)30Effective Richardson constant for holes