This contribution will delve into the design and performance of the newly produced Silicon Carbide Low Gain Avalanche Detectors (4H-SiC LGADs) and provide a comprehensive summary of their measured characteristics. This includes an analysis of the detector's performance, temperature stability, and the effectiveness of the internal gain layer in improving signal generation. The 4H-SiC is re-emerging as a strong candidate for the next generation of semiconductor detectors. This material offers several advantages, including high radiation tolerance and the ability to operate over a wide range of temperatures without significant annealing effects. However, the signals generated by minimum ionizing particles in the 4H-SiC detector are lower compared to the signal produced by standard silicon detectors due to their higher bandgap energy. This is addressed by implementing a charge multiplication layer, which results in the intrinsic gain of the device. The presented 4H-SiC LGADs produced by onsemi are specifically designed and optimized for fabrication on the n-type substrate/epi wafer with the gain layer implanted approximately 1μm below the surface. The first iteration of these LGAD structures was manufactured in early 2024 and since then has been subjected to laboratory evaluation. The measured properties of these detectors align well with the predictions arising from the extensive TCAD simulation studies.
@article{arxiv.2503.07490,
title = {First generation 4H-SiC LGAD production and its performance evaluation},
author = {Radek Novotný and Jan Chochol and Vladimír Kafka and Adam Klimsza and Adam Kozelsky and Jiří Kroll and Roman Malousek and Mária Marčišovská and Michal Marčišovský and Marcela Mikeštíková and David Novák and Peter Slovák and Radim Špetík and Peter Švihra},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2503.07490},
year = {2025}
}