Abstract: A power semiconductor device is provided. In an embodiment, the power semiconductor device comprises a source region, a channel region in the semiconductor body, and a gate electrode at the channel region. The gate electrode is electrically insulated from the semiconductor body. The channel region is of a second conductivity type different from the first conductivity type. The channel region comprises a first dopant having an activation energy of at most 0.15 eV, and a second dopant having an activation energy of at least 0.3 eV.

Abstract: A method for forming a semiconductor device includes implanting first ions and second ions into a p-type silicon carbide layer from a first main side to form an implantation layer at the first main side. The implanting is performed by plasma immersion ion implantation in which the p-type silicon carbide layer is immersed in a plasma comprising the first ions and the second ions. The first ions can be ionized aluminum atoms and the second ions are different from the first ions.

Abstract: A method for p-type doping of a silicon carbide layer includes first implantation step of implanting aluminum dopants into a preselected region of the silicon carbide layer by ion implantation, an annealing step of annealing the silicon carbide layer after performing the first implantation step, a second implantation step of implanting beryllium dopants into the preselected region by ion implantation before the annealing step. A ratio of the total aluminum dose in the first implantation step to the total beryllium dose in the second implantation step is in a range between 0.1 and 10.

Abstract: A method for forming a semiconductor device includes implanting first ions and second ions into a p-type silicon carbide layer from a first main side to form an implantation layer at the first main side. The implanting is performed by plasma immersion ion implantation in which the p-type silicon carbide layer is immersed in a plasma comprising the first ions and the second ions. The first ions can be ionized aluminum atoms and the second ions are different from the first ions.

Abstract: A method for p-type doping of a silicon carbide layer includes first implantation step of implanting aluminum dopants into a preselected region of the silicon carbide layer by ion implantation, an annealing step of annealing the silicon carbide layer after performing the first implantation step, a second implantation step of implanting beryllium dopants into the preselected region by ion implantation before the annealing step. A ratio of the total aluminum dose in the first implantation step to the total beryllium dose in the second implantation step is in a range between 0.1 and 10.