Addition of Sn and Al to SiCr solvents suppressed surface roughening and polytype instability of 4H-SiC. Surface modification was discussed considering the wetting properties of solvents. Interfacial energy between solvents and 4H-SiC increased with addition of Sn and Al. Surface roughening was improved by lowering 2D nucleation frequency owing to the increase of the interfacial energy.