Alkali mobile ion behaviour has been investigated in native oxides, gr
own on both 6H and 3C silicon carbide, by Thermally Stimulated Ionic C
urrent (TSIC) measurements. We have used a numerical method to determi
ne the detrapping energy distributions of Na+ and K+: identified by Se
condary Ion Mass Spectrometry (SIMS), at Al/SiO2 and SiO2/SiC interfac
es, and studied the dependence of these trap energies as a function of
the electric field.