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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2025

A Comparative Study on Synthesizing SiC via Carbonization of Si (001) and Si (111) Substrates by Chemical Vapor Deposition.

Teodor Milenov, Ivalina Avramova, Vladimir Mehandziev, Ivan Zahariev, Georgi Avdeev, Daniela Karashanova, Biliana Georgieva, Blagoy Blagoev, Kiril Kirilov, Peter Rafailov and 7 more

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17 authors.

Teodor Milenov"Acad. E. Djakov" Institute of Electronics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1784 Sofia, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0003-4104-7107
Ivalina AvramovaInstitute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0002-3290-9134
Vladimir Mehandziev"G. Nadjakov" Institute of Solid State Physics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria.
Ivan ZaharievInstitute of Physical Chemistry "Rostislaw Kaishev", Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria.
Georgi AvdeevInstitute of Physical Chemistry "Rostislaw Kaishev", Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0002-3465-3339
Daniela KarashanovaInstitute of Optical Materials and Technologies "Acad. Jordan Malinowski", Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria.
Biliana GeorgievaInstitute of Optical Materials and Technologies "Acad. Jordan Malinowski", Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0002-4727-6552
Blagoy Blagoev"G. Nadjakov" Institute of Solid State Physics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0001-7085-6283
Kiril KirilovFaculty of Physics, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", 1164 Sofia, Bulgaria.
Peter Rafailov"G. Nadjakov" Institute of Solid State Physics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0001-7206-3607
Stefan Kolev"Acad. E. Djakov" Institute of Electronics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1784 Sofia, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0002-9766-7826
Dimitar Dimov"Acad. E. Djakov" Institute of Electronics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1784 Sofia, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0003-4519-5625
Desislava Karaivanova"Acad. E. Djakov" Institute of Electronics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1784 Sofia, Bulgaria.
Dobromir Kalchevski"Acad. E. Djakov" Institute of Electronics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1784 Sofia, Bulgaria.
Dimitar Trifonov"Acad. E. Djakov" Institute of Electronics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1784 Sofia, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0001-8251-7158
Ivan Grozev"Acad. E. Djakov" Institute of Electronics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1784 Sofia, Bulgaria.ORCID 0009-0003-8838-0158
Valentin PopovFaculty of Physics, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", 1164 Sofia, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0003-4116-0345

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Abstract

This work presents a comparative analysis of the results of silicon carbide synthesis through the carbonization of Si (001) and Si (111) substrates in the temperature range 1130-1140 °C. The synthesis involved chemical vapor deposition utilizing thermally stimulated methane reduction in a hydrogen gas stream. The experiments employed an Oxford Nanofab Plasmalab System 100 apparatus on substrates from which the native oxide was removed according to established protocols. To minimize random experimental variations (e.g., deviations from set parameters), short synthesis durations of 3 and 5 min were analyzed. The resultant thin films underwent evaluations through several techniques, including X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, X-ray diffractometry, optical emission spectroscopy with glow discharge, and transmission electron microscopy. A comparison and analysis were conducted between the results from both substrate orientations.

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chemical vapor depositionpowder X-ray diffractionsilicon carbidetransmission electron microscopyX-ray photoelectron spectroscopy

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PMCPMC12299783

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