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<article>
    <title>The Method of Solid State Impurity Diffusion and Doping In 4H-SiC</title>
    <authors>
        <author>Suwan Mendis</author><author>Chin-Che Tin</author><author>Ilkham G. Atabaev</author><author>Bakhtiyar G. Atabaev</author>
    </authors>
    <affiliations>
        <affiliation>Department of Physics, 206 Allison Laboratory, Auburn University, AL 36849, U.S.A</affiliation><affiliation>Department of Physics, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia</affiliation><affiliation>Physical Technical Institute of Uzbek Academy of Sciences, Tashkent, Uzbekistan</affiliation><affiliation>Arifov Institute of Electronics, Uzbek Academy of Sciences, Tashkent, Uzbekistan</affiliation>
    </affiliations>
    <emails>
        <email>cctin@physics.auburn.edu</email>
    </emails>
    <journal>
        <name>International Journal of Fundamental Physical Sciences (IJFPS)</name>
        <volume>3</volume>
        <issue>4</issue>
        <pages>75-78</pages>
        <date>December, 2013</date>
        <issn>2231-8186</issn>
        <doi>https://doi.org/10.14331/ijfps.2013.330059</doi>
    </journal>
    <abstract>Solid state thermal diffusion is generally impractical in SiC due to high temperature requirements. This study demonstrates doping in 4H-SiC using oxidation or silicidation to create silicon or carbon vacancies, facilitating impurity diffusion at temperatures below 1400 °C. Both phosphorus and boron doping are evaluated, with phosphorus showing greater efficacy. The paper outlines experimental procedures for sample preparation, diffusion annealing, and doping enhancement via vacancy-assisted methods. This approach enables low-temperature doping with thermodynamic support and improved process control.</abstract>
    <keywords>silicon carbide, impurity, doping, diffusion</keywords>
    <license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</license>
</article>
