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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Surface Modification and Crystal Quality Improvement of 4H-SiC Film via Laser Treatment: Comparison of Continuous Wave and Femtosecond Pulse Laser.

Xu Han, Jiantao Zhou, Rui Li, Shizhao Wang, Fang Dong, Chengliang Sun, Sheng Liu

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Article in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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7 authors.

Xu HanThe Institute of Technological Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.
Jiantao ZhouThe Institute of Technological Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.
Rui LiThe Institute of Technological Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.
Shizhao WangThe Institute of Technological Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.
Fang DongThe Institute of Technological Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.
Chengliang SunThe Institute of Technological Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.
Sheng LiuThe Institute of Technological Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.ORCID 0000-0001-5073-5169

Funding

National Key R&D Program of China; China Postdoctoral Science Foundation; the Open Fund of Hubei Key Laboratory of Electronic Manufacturing and Packaging Integration (Wuhan University); the National Key R&D Program of China; the Hubei Provincial Strategic No. 2023YFB4605700; No. 2023M743628; No. GZC20232799; No. EMPI2024004; No. 2022YFB3207100; No. 2022EJD009; No. 2042023kf1041
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Abstract

4H-SiC (silicon carbide), known as the third-generation semiconductor, has been widely used in high-power electronic devices. However, surface defects on wafers can seriously affect the key parameters and stability of silicon carbide devices. In this work, we pioneered a dual-laser comparative framework to systematically investigate the effects of continuous wave (CW) and femtosecond (FS) pulse laser micromachining on 4H-SiC epitaxial layers. CW laser restructuring optimized lattice integrity at sub-melting thresholds, while ultrafast FS pulse laser achieved submicron roughness control (from 8 μm to <0.5 μm) without obvious thermal collateral damage. To reveal the dynamic mechanism during the laser modification, multi-physics finite element models were adopted that decouple thermal and non-thermal mechanisms. This work expands the feasibility of laser micromachining for next-generation SiC device manufacturing.

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4H-SiCcontinuous wave laserfemtosecond pulse laserlaser treatmentsurface defectsurface roughness

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PMID40333383
PMCPMC12028673

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