Optics and Precision Engineering, Volume. 32, Issue 19, 2889(2024)

Femtosecond laser annealing of 4H-SiC interfaces and optimization of their electrical performance

Yuqi REN1,3, Yunfan YUE1,3, Sheng LI1,4, Nianyao CHAI1,4, Xiangyu CHEN1,3, Zhongle ZENG1,4, Fengyi ZHAO2, Huan WANG1,3, and Xuewen WANG1,2,4
Author Affiliations
  • 1Center of Femtosecond Laser Manufacturing for Advanced Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan430070, China
  • 2Foshan Xianhu Laboratory, Foshan58000, China
  • 3School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan40070, China
  • 4International School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan30070, China
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    Yuqi REN, Yunfan YUE, Sheng LI, Nianyao CHAI, Xiangyu CHEN, Zhongle ZENG, Fengyi ZHAO, Huan WANG, Xuewen WANG. Femtosecond laser annealing of 4H-SiC interfaces and optimization of their electrical performance[J]. Optics and Precision Engineering, 2024, 32(19): 2889

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    Received: Apr. 23, 2024

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    Published Online: Jan. 9, 2025

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    DOI:10.37188/OPE.20243219.2889

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