Open Issues in SiC Bulk Growth

In this paper, an overview of the SiC bulk growth processes is given with a special focus on the most recent results related to growth and modeling. In addition, even if SiC growth is a very old topic and that it is now considered as an « industrial development problem », we will show that there are still many open questions of both fundamental and technological importance related to its crystal growth. Process chemistry and surface mechanisms will be more specifically discussed.