Comparison Analysis of Radiation Effects on 1.2 kV SiC Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistors with Gamma-Ray and Proton Irradiation.

TID effects occur in MOS-gated transistors in radiation environments where proton and gamma-rays irradiate the devices. TID effects seriously affect the electrical characteristics of Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor (MOSFET). They can eventually result in the malfunction of power systems when exposed to long-term radiation conditions. We irradiated gamma-rays and protons into 1.2 kV SiC MOSFETs and evaluated the change in electrical properties to analyze the TID's effects. As a result of the experiment, the threshold voltage (V_T) and on-resistance (R_on) of 1.2 kV SiC MOSFETs decreased because positive fixed charges inside the oxide increased depending on the radiation dose of the gamma-ray and fluence of the proton irradiations. The degradation of breakdown voltage (BV) occurred owing to a change in the depletion curvature at the edge of termination regions owing to the trapping of the charge in the field's oxide. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]