Enhanced SiC heterojunction transistor epitaxial structure containing superjunction and preparation method thereof

By introducing a superjunction into the 4H-SiC/3C-SiC heterojunction structure and using P-type and N-type doped regions to form charge compensation, the problems of large leakage and normally-on devices in the 3C-SiC/4H-SiC heterojunction structure are solved, and the reliability and high electron mobility of the enhanced SiC heterojunction transistor are achieved.

CN114335134BActive Publication Date: 2025-09-12ANHUI YOFC ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR CO LTD
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CN202111638261.2
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CN · China
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Filing Date
2021-12-29
Publication Date
2025-09-12
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2041-12-29

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Technical Problem

The existing 3C-SiC/4H-SiC heterojunction structure grows unevenly on a highly doped conductive SiC substrate, resulting in large leakage current. The device is also normally on, posing reliability issues.

Method used

A superjunction is introduced into the 4H-SiC/3C-SiC heterojunction structure, and charge compensation is formed through P-type and N-type doped regions as a voltage-resistant layer, which reduces the density of the two-dimensional electron gas in the channel, allowing the device to be turned off under zero bias. The device reliability is improved by vertical and lateral depletion through alternating P/N-type regions.

Benefits of technology

The device is turned off under zero bias, which reduces circuit power loss, improves device reliability and pressure resistance, and avoids interface state problems and the use of high-cost semi-insulating substrates in traditional heterojunction structures.

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The present invention discloses an enhanced SiC heterojunction transistor epitaxial structure containing a superjunction and a preparation method thereof. The enhanced SiC heterojunction transistor epitaxial structure containing a superjunction comprises, from bottom to top, a SiC substrate layer, an N-type highly doped 4H-SiC buffer layer, an N-type drift layer containing a superjunction structure, a 4H-SiC channel layer, a 3C-SiC barrier layer, and a P-type 3C-SiC layer. An enhanced device containing a superjunction is formed by growing a P-type 3C-SiC on the basis of a depletion-type epitaxial structure containing a superjunction and a 4H-SiC / 3C-SiC heterojunction structure, thereby improving device reliability.
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[0001] The present invention belongs to the field of semiconductor technology and relates to an enhanced SiC heterojunction transistor epitaxial structure containing a super junction and a preparation method thereof. Background Art

[0002] The third generation of wide bandgap semiconductor materials represented by SiC have the characteristics of wide bandgap, high critical breakdown electric field, high thermal conductivity, high carrier saturation drift, etc., and are particularly suitable for the production of high temperature, high voltage, high frequency, high power, radiation-resistant and other semiconductor devices.

[0003] Among SiC polytypes, 3C-SiC, 4H-SiC, and 6H-SiC are the most widely used. The band gap of 3C-SiC is 2.3eV, and the band gap of 4H-SiC is as high as 3.2eV, with a band gap difference of 0.9eV. Due to the large difference in band gaps, the heterojunction device formed by 3C-SiC and 4H-SiC has great potential.

[0004] However, when a 3C-SiC / 4H-SiC heterojunction structure is applied to a field-effect transistor device, in the off state, with the device source grounded, the gate negatively charged, and the drain positively charged, the leakage path of the device bulk material primarily passes vertically through the 4H-SiC epitaxial layer and then horizontally through the interface between the 4H-SiC substrate and the 4H-SiC epitaxial buffer layer. Therefore, conventional growth of 3C-SiC / 4H-SiC heterojunction structures is based on semi-insulating substrates. However, semi-insulating SiC substrates are expensive, so using relatively inexpensive, highly doped conductive SiC substrates is the future development direction.

[0005] However, currently, highly doped conductive SiC substrates all have small facet growth and large substrate concentration non-uniformity, such as Figure 3 As shown. The small facet is the part of the growth interface parallel to the (0001) plane. Step flow growth cannot be carried out on the small facet, and the (0001) plane is also the crystal plane that is most easily nitrogen-doped, so it will appear darker in color on the substrate. The depth of the color on the substrate is mainly determined by the nitrogen content. The darker the color, the higher the nitrogen content and the lower the resistivity. Therefore, the leakage current of the 3C-SiC / 4H-SiC heterojunction device made of the epitaxial layer grown on the small facet is much greater than that of the normal crystal facet. Therefore, there is an urgent need to improve the compressive strength of the 4H-SiC epitaxial layer.

[0006] Typically, when the 4H-SiC / 3C-SiC heterojunction is prepared, a high-density two-dimensional electron gas conduction channel has already been formed. Field-effect transistor devices made from such materials are all depletion-mode devices. They can only be turned off when a negative bias is applied to the gate. They are normally-on devices and have been plagued by reliability issues. Summary of the Invention

[0007] To solve the above technical problems, the present invention provides an enhancement-mode SiC heterojunction transistor epitaxial structure containing a superjunction and a preparation method thereof. P-type 3C-SiC is grown on the basis of a depletion-mode epitaxial structure containing a superjunction and a 4H-SiC / 3C-SiC heterojunction structure to form an enhancement-mode device containing a superjunction, thereby improving device reliability.

[0008] The technical solution adopted by the present invention is as follows:

[0009] The invention discloses an enhanced SiC heterojunction transistor epitaxial structure containing a superjunction, wherein the enhanced SiC heterojunction transistor epitaxial structure containing a superjunction comprises, from bottom to top, a SiC substrate layer, an N-type highly doped 4H-SiC buffer layer, an N-type drift layer containing a superjunction structure, a 4H-SiC channel layer, a 3C-SiC barrier layer, and a P-type 3C-SiC layer.

[0010] The substrate layer is a positive-axis N-type SiC substrate layer.

[0011] The thickness of the N-type drift layer containing the super junction structure is 5 to 50 μm.

[0012] In the N-type drift layer including the super junction structure, the super junction structure is arranged vertically downward along the surface of the N-type drift layer.

[0013] The super junction structure has a depth of 10 to 40 μm.

[0014] The thickness of the N-type highly doped 4H-SiC buffer layer is 0.5 to 1 μm, and the N doping concentration is 5×10 17 cm -3 ~2×10 18 cm -3 .

[0015] The thickness of the 4H-SiC channel layer is 1-2 μm.

[0016] The thickness of the 3C-SiC barrier layer is 5-10 μm.

[0017] The thickness of the P-type 3C-SiC layer is 0.2-1 μm.

[0018] The present invention also provides a method for preparing the epitaxial structure of the enhanced SiC heterojunction transistor containing a super junction, the method comprising the following steps:

[0019] (1) in-situ etching of the SiC substrate to obtain a SiC substrate layer;

[0020] (2) growing an N-type highly doped 4H-SiC buffer layer on the SiC substrate layer;

[0021] (3) growing an N-type 4H-SiC drift layer on the N-type highly doped 4H-SiC buffer layer;

[0022] (4) etching a trench downward from the surface of the N-type 4H-SiC drift layer;

[0023] (5) Filling the trench with P-type 4H-SiC;

[0024] (6) polishing, removing the epitaxial layer that has grown on the top of the mesa during the filling process, until a smooth N-type drift layer with a super junction structure is obtained;

[0025] (6) growing a 4H-SiC channel layer on the N-type drift layer containing the superjunction structure;

[0026] (7) growing a 3C-SiC barrier layer on the 4H-SiC channel layer;

[0027] (8) A P-type 3C-SiC layer is grown on the 3C-SiC barrier layer.

[0028] In step (4), the groove sidewall has an inclination angle of 90°, and the bottom width is consistent with the top width of the terrace, both of which are 1.5 to 2 μm.

[0029] The present invention also provides a device comprising the superjunction-containing enhanced SiC heterojunction transistor epitaxial structure, wherein a source electrode, a Schottky contact gate electrode, a drain electrode, and a SiN isolation layer are arranged on the P-type 3C-SiC layer of the superjunction-containing enhanced SiC heterojunction high electron mobility transistor epitaxial structure; the source electrode and the drain electrode are respectively located on either side of the Schottky contact gate electrode; a SiN isolation layer is arranged between the source electrode and the Schottky contact gate electrode; and a SiN isolation layer is arranged between the Schottky contact gate electrode and the drain electrode.

[0030] The enhanced SiC heterojunction transistor epitaxial structure device with a super junction provided by the present invention is based on a depletion-mode device and is turned off in a zero-bias state by reducing the density of the two-dimensional electron gas in the channel. That is, it does not require negative electrode voltage drive in a non-working state. This can greatly reduce the additional power loss of the circuit and improve the reliability of the device.

[0031] In the N-type drift layer containing a superjunction structure in the epitaxial structure of the enhanced SiC heterojunction transistor containing a superjunction provided by the present invention, the superjunction realizes charge compensation and serves as a voltage-resistant layer by adopting an alternating P-type doped region and N-type doped region structure. The superjunction device introduces P-type doping into the conventional N-type voltage-resistant layer, so that when the device is at a reverse blocking voltage, the charge depletion layer expands simultaneously in both the longitudinal and lateral directions. Since the longitudinal thickness of the voltage-resistant layer is much larger than the lateral width of the alternating P / N-type regions, under very low reverse voltage, the voltage-resistant layer is completely depleted due to the extension of the lateral depletion region.

[0032] In the enhanced SiC heterojunction transistor epitaxial structure containing a superjunction provided by the present invention, a superjunction structure is arranged under the heterojunction structure. The superjunction serves as a high-resistance layer, which can reduce the leakage channel and avoid device failure caused by large leakage current in the small growth area of ​​the substrate.

[0033] Compared with the prior art, the present invention also has the following beneficial effects:

[0034] 1. The present invention adopts a 3C / 4H-SiC heterojunction structure in the epitaxial structure of an enhanced SiC heterojunction transistor containing a superjunction. The 3C / 4H-SiC heterojunction is a heterojunction composed of the same elemental materials but different crystal forms. This novel heterojunction structure can easily avoid the interface state problem that is difficult to solve in the heterojunction structure formed by the traditional AlGaN / GaN. The interface state is mainly caused by lattice mismatch. For most different crystal forms of the same material, the lattice mismatch between the (111) plane of the cubic crystal form and the (0001) plane of the hexagonal crystal form is negligible. Therefore, the epitaxial structure of the enhanced SiC heterojunction transistor containing a superjunction provided by the present invention has high electron mobility;

[0035] 2. In the epitaxial structure of an enhanced SiC heterojunction transistor containing a superjunction, the present invention selects a positive-axis N-type SiC carbon-surface substrate as the SiC substrate layer, which is cheaper than a semi-insulating substrate; and arranges an N-type highly doped 4H-SiC buffer layer on the positive-axis N-type SiC carbon-surface substrate to buffer the mismatch stress generated by the concentration difference between the substrate and the drift layer; arranges an N-type drift layer containing a superjunction structure on the N-type highly doped 4H-SiC buffer layer to block reverse breakdown and serve as a voltage-resistant layer; arranges a 4H-SiC channel layer thereon as an intrinsic SiC layer to reduce the influence of interface roughness scattering and defect scattering; then arranges a 3C-SiC barrier layer on the 4H-SiC channel layer to form a 4H-SiC / 3C-SiC heterojunction structure; and then arranges a P-type 3C-SiC layer on the 3C-SiC barrier layer to form the epitaxial structure of an enhanced SiC heterojunction transistor containing a superjunction. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0036] Figure 1 A structural diagram of the epitaxial structure of an enhanced SiC heterojunction transistor containing a superjunction;

[0037] Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the leakage channel when the epitaxial structure of the enhanced SiC heterojunction transistor containing a superjunction is applied to a field-effect transistor device;

[0038] Figure 3 Schematic diagram of facet growth of highly doped conductive SiC substrate;

[0039] In the figure, 1-SiC substrate layer, 2-N-type highly doped 4H-SiC buffer layer, 3-N-type drift layer with super junction structure, 4-4H-SiC channel layer, 5-3C-SiC barrier layer, 6-3C-SiC barrier layer, 7-source, 8-drain, 9-Schottky contact gate, 10-SiN isolation layer. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0040] An enhanced SiC heterojunction high electron mobility transistor epitaxial structure containing a super junction, the enhanced SiC heterojunction high electron mobility transistor epitaxial structure containing a super junction comprising, from bottom to top, a SiC substrate layer, an N-type highly doped 4H-SiC buffer layer, an N-type drift layer containing a super junction structure, a 4H-SiC channel layer, a 3C-SiC barrier layer, and a P-type 3C-SiC layer.

[0041] The method for preparing the epitaxial structure of the enhanced SiC heterojunction high electron mobility transistor containing a super junction comprises the following steps:

[0042] 1) In-situ etching of SiC substrate: Select a positive axis N-type SiC carbon surface substrate, introduce H2 at a flow rate of 160-240 slm and HCl at a flow rate of 30-100 sccm, and etch at a pressure of 50-200 mbar and a temperature of 1450-1500°C for 10-30 minutes;

[0043] 2) Growth of N-type highly doped 4H-SiC buffer layer: Stop the HCl flow and introduce carrier gas H2, chlorine-containing silicon source gas, carbon source and N2 at flow rates of 160-240 slm, 80-500 sccm, 80-500 sccm and 40-100 sccm, respectively. Grow a 0.5-1 μm thick N-type highly doped 4H-SiC buffer layer at a temperature of 1580-1700°C and a pressure of 50-200 mbar. The doping concentration is 5×10 17 cm -3 ~2×10 18 cm -3 ;

[0044] 3) Growth of N-type 4H-SiC drift layer: H2 carrier gas, chlorine-containing silicon source gas, carbon source gas, and N2 were introduced at flow rates of 160-240 slm, 80-500 sccm, 80-500 sccm, and 10-50 sccm, respectively, at a temperature of 1580-1700°C and a pressure of 50-200 mbar to grow a 5-50 μm thick N-type 4H-SiC epitaxial layer with a doping concentration of 1×10 14 cm -3 ~2×10 16 cm -3 ;

[0045] 4) Remove and clean; perform trench etching on the N-type 4H-SiC drift layer grown on the substrate, etching to a depth of 10 to 40 μm along the <11-20> crystal direction, with a trench sidewall angle of 90° and a bottom width consistent with the top width of the mesa, both 1.5 to 2 μm. After etching, remove the mask; clean again, dry, and place in an epitaxial furnace;

[0046] 5) Filling the etched trenches with P-type 4H-SiC by introducing a chlorine-containing silicon source gas, a carbon source, HCl, and an Al dopant at flow rates of 100-500 sccm, 100-500 sccm, 1000-5000 sccm, and 20-100 sccm, respectively, and introducing a carrier gas H2 at 150-300 slm, controlling Cl / Si=20-50, at a temperature of 1580-1750°C and a pressure of 100-600 mbar, until the trenches are completely filled;

[0047] 6) Polishing: Chemical mechanical polishing is performed using a standard process to remove the overgrown P-type 4H-SiC on the top of the mesa, resulting in a smooth upper surface with alternating p-type and n-type regions;

[0048] 7) Growth of 4H-SiC channel layer: The epitaxial growth furnace was placed again, and a carrier gas H2, a chlorine-containing silicon source gas, and a carbon source were introduced at flow rates of 160-240 slm, 80-500 sccm, and 80-500 sccm, respectively, at a temperature of 1580-1650°C and a pressure of 50-200 mbar to grow a 1-2 μm thick 4H-SiC channel layer;

[0049] 8) 3C-SiC barrier layer growth: H2, silicon source, carbon source, and N2 are introduced at flow rates of 160-240 slm, 100-500 sccm, 100-500 sccm, and 15-50 sccm, respectively, at a temperature of 1400-1500°C and a pressure of 200-500 mbar to grow a 5-10 μm thick 3C-SiC barrier layer;

[0050] 9) Growth of a p-type 3C-SiC layer: introducing H2, a silicon source, a carbon source, and TMAl at flow rates of 160-240 slm, 100-500 sccm, 100-500 sccm, and 20-60 sccm, respectively, at a temperature of 1550-1650°C and a pressure of 200-500 mbar to grow a p-type 3C-SiC layer with a thickness of 0.2-1 μm;

[0051] 10) Cool down to room temperature under H2 protection.

[0052] In the above steps, the chlorine-containing silicon source gas is SiCl4, SiHCl3, SiH2C12 or SiH3Cl.

[0053] The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the embodiments and accompanying drawings.

[0054] Example 1

[0055] The invention discloses an enhanced SiC heterojunction high electron mobility transistor epitaxial structure containing a superjunction, wherein the enhanced SiC heterojunction high electron mobility transistor epitaxial structure containing a superjunction comprises, from bottom to top, a SiC substrate layer, an N-type highly doped 4H-SiC buffer layer, an N-type drift layer containing a superjunction structure, a 4H-SiC channel layer, a 3C-SiC barrier layer, and a P-type 3C-SiC layer.

[0056] The method for preparing the epitaxial structure of the enhanced SiC heterojunction high electron mobility transistor containing a super junction comprises the following steps:

[0057] 1) In-situ etching of SiC substrates: A positive-axis N-type SiC carbon-surface substrate was selected, and H2 and HCl were introduced at a flow rate of 196 slm and 30 sccm, respectively, at a pressure of 80 mbar and a temperature of 1450°C for 10 min.

[0058] 2) Growth of N-type highly doped 4H-SiC buffer layer: Stop the HCl flow and introduce H2 carrier gas, chlorine-containing silicon source gas, carbon source, and N2 at flow rates of 196 slm, 100 sccm, 110 sccm, and 40 sccm, respectively. Grow a 1 μm thick N-type highly doped 4H-SiC buffer layer at 1600°C and 80 mbar. The doping concentration is 1×10 18 cm -3 ;

[0059] 3) Growth of N-type 4H-SiC drift layer: Carrier gas H2, chlorine-containing silicon source gas, carbon source, and N2 were introduced at flow rates of 196 slm, 300 sccm, 330 sccm, and 10 sccm, respectively, at a temperature of 1600°C and a pressure of 80 mbar to grow a 50 μm thick N-type 4H-SiC epitaxial layer with a doping concentration of 5×10 14 cm -3 cm -3 ;

[0060] 4) Remove and clean; perform trench etching on the N-type 4H-SiC epitaxial layer grown on the substrate, etching to a depth of 20 μm along the <11-20> crystal direction, with a trench sidewall inclination angle of 90°, and the bottom width consistent with the top width of the mesa, both of which are 2 μm. After etching, remove the mask; clean again, dry, and place in an epitaxial furnace;

[0061] 5) Filling the etched trenches with a P-type 4H-SiC epitaxial layer by introducing a chlorine-containing silicon source gas, a carbon source, HCl, and an Al dopant at flow rates of 100 sccm, 110 sccm, 3000 sccm, and 20 sccm, respectively, and introducing H2 carrier gas at 260 slm, controlling the Cl / Si ratio to 30, at a temperature of 1750°C and a pressure of 300 mbar until the trenches were completely filled;

[0062] 6) Polishing: Chemical mechanical polishing is performed using a standard process to remove the overgrown P-type 4H-SiC on the top of the mesa, resulting in a smooth upper surface with alternating p-type and n-type regions;

[0063] 7) Growth of 4H-SiC Channel Layer: The epitaxial growth furnace was placed again, and a carrier gas of H2, a chlorine-containing silicon source gas, and a carbon source were introduced at flow rates of 196 slm, 200 sccm, and 220 sccm, respectively, at a temperature of 1650°C and a pressure of 100 mbar to grow a 2 μm thick 4H-SiC channel layer;

[0064] 8) 3C-SiC barrier layer growth: H2, silicon source, carbon source, and N2 were introduced at flow rates of 196 slm, 200 sccm, 220 sccm, and 15 sccm, respectively, at 1400°C and 300 mbar to grow a 10 μm thick 3C-SiC epitaxial layer;

[0065] 9) Growth of a p-type 3C-SiC layer: A 1 μm thick p-type 3C-SiC layer was grown at 1550°C and 300 mbar by introducing H2, a silicon source, a carbon source, and TMAl at flow rates of 196 slm, 200 sccm, 220 sccm, and 20 sccm, respectively.

[0066] 10) Cool down to room temperature under H2 protection.

[0067] In the above steps, the chlorine-containing silicon source gas is SiCl4, SiHCl3, SiH2C12 or SiH3Cl.

[0068] Example 2

[0069] A field effect transistor device is obtained by arranging a source electrode, a Schottky contact gate electrode, a drain electrode, and a SiN isolation layer on a P-type 3C-SiC layer of the enhanced SiC heterojunction high electron mobility transistor epitaxial structure containing a super junction in Example 1; the source electrode and the drain electrode are respectively located on either side of the Schottky contact gate electrode; a SiN isolation layer is arranged between the source electrode and the Schottky contact gate electrode; and a SiN isolation layer is arranged between the Schottky contact gate electrode and the drain electrode.

[0070] Comparative Example 1

[0071] A conventional AlGaN / GaN-based enhancement mode transistor epitaxial structure comprises, from bottom to top, a Si-based substrate, an AlN nucleation layer, a carbon-doped GaN drift layer, a GaN channel layer, an AlN insertion layer, an AlGaN barrier layer, and a P-type GaN layer. The fabrication steps are as follows:

[0072] (1) An AlN nucleation layer with a thickness of 100 nm was grown on a Si-based substrate at a temperature of 1150°C and a pressure of 100 mbar.

[0073] (2) A carbon-doped GaN drift layer with a thickness of 5 μm was grown on the AlN nucleation layer; the temperature and pressure of the epitaxial growth were 1050°C and 100 mbar, respectively;

[0074] (3) Growing a GaN channel layer with a thickness of 1 μm on the carbon-doped GaN drift layer; the temperature and pressure of the epitaxial growth are 1150°C and 100 mbar, respectively;

[0075] (4) Growing an AlN insertion layer with a thickness of 1 nm on the GaN channel layer; the temperature and pressure of the epitaxial growth are 1100°C and 100 mbar, respectively;

[0076] (5) growing an AlGaN barrier layer with a thickness of 15 nm on the AlN insertion layer at a temperature of 1100°C and a pressure of 100 mbar;

[0077] (6) A P-type GaN layer is epitaxially grown on the AlGaN barrier layer, with a thickness of 20 nm; the temperature and pressure of the epitaxial growth are 900° C. and 300 mbar, respectively.

[0078] A source electrode, a Schottky contact gate electrode, a drain electrode, and a SiN isolation layer are arranged on the P-type 3C-SiC layer of this comparative example to obtain a field effect transistor device; the source electrode and the drain electrode are respectively located on both sides of the Schottky contact gate electrode; a SiN isolation layer is arranged between the source electrode and the Schottky contact gate electrode; and a SiN isolation layer is arranged between the Schottky contact gate electrode and the drain electrode.

[0079] The reliability test results of the field effect transistor devices in Example 2 and Comparative Example 1 are shown in Table 1 and Table 2.

[0080] Table 1

[0081] Extension Source Surge current (A) Bottom width (mS) Number of pulses Back Pressure Leakage current (mA) Qualification judgment Example 2 80 10 1 650 0.083 qualified Comparative Example 1 56 10 1 650 0.776 Unqualified

[0082] Table 2

[0083]

[0084] The detailed description of the enhanced SiC heterojunction transistor epitaxial structure containing a superjunction and the preparation method thereof with reference to the above-mentioned embodiments is illustrative rather than restrictive. Several embodiments can be listed according to the limited scope. Therefore, changes and modifications without departing from the overall concept of the present invention should fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. An enhanced SiC heterojunction transistor epitaxial structure containing a superjunction, characterized in that: The epitaxial structure of the enhanced SiC heterojunction transistor with super junction includes, from bottom to top, a SiC substrate layer, an N-type highly doped 4H-SiC buffer layer, an N-type drift layer with super junction structure, a 4H-SiC channel layer, a 3C-SiC barrier layer, and a P-type 3C-SiC layer; The substrate layer is a positive axis N-type SiC substrate layer; The thickness of the N-type highly doped 4H-SiC buffer layer is 0.5 to 1 μm, and the N doping concentration is 5×10 17 cm -3 ~2×10 18 cm -3 .

2. The enhanced SiC heterojunction transistor epitaxial structure containing a super junction according to claim 1, characterized in that: The thickness of the N-type drift layer containing the super junction structure is 5 to 50 μm.

3. The enhanced SiC heterojunction transistor epitaxial structure containing a super junction according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: In the N-type drift layer including the super junction structure, the super junction structure is arranged vertically downward along the surface of the N-type drift layer.

4. The enhanced SiC heterojunction transistor epitaxial structure containing a super junction according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The super junction structure has a depth of 10 to 40 μm.

5. The enhanced SiC heterojunction transistor epitaxial structure containing a super junction according to claim 1, characterized in that: The thickness of the 4H-SiC channel layer is 1-2 μm.

6. The enhanced SiC heterojunction transistor epitaxial structure containing a super junction according to claim 1, characterized in that: The thickness of the 3C-SiC barrier layer is 5 to 10 μm; the thickness of the P-type 3C-SiC layer is 0.2 to 1 μm.

7. The method for preparing an enhanced SiC heterojunction transistor epitaxial structure containing a superjunction according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein: The preparation method comprises the following steps: (1) in-situ etching of the SiC substrate to obtain a SiC substrate layer; (2) growing an N-type highly doped 4H-SiC buffer layer on the SiC substrate layer; (3) growing an N-type 4H-SiC drift layer on the N-type highly doped 4H-SiC buffer layer; (4) etching a trench downward from the surface of the N-type 4H-SiC drift layer; (5) Filling the trench with P-type 4H-SiC; (6) polishing, removing the epitaxial layer that has grown on the top of the mesa during the filling process, until a smooth N-type drift layer with a super junction structure is obtained; (6) growing a 4H-SiC channel layer on the N-type drift layer containing the superjunction structure; (7) growing a 3C-SiC barrier layer on the 4H-SiC channel layer; (8) A P-type 3C-SiC layer is grown on the 3C-SiC barrier layer.

8. The preparation method according to claim 7, characterized in that In step (4), the groove sidewall has an inclination angle of 90°, and the bottom width is consistent with the top width of the terrace, both of which are 1.5 to 2 μm.

9. A device comprising the enhanced SiC heterojunction transistor epitaxial structure comprising a super junction according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

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