Transmission electron microscopy of semi-insulating Ga As deformed at room temperature and under confining pressure

Abstract
Ga As single crystals have been deformed by compression at room temperature under a confining pressure of 600 MPa. Two competitive mechanisms of plastic deformation are proposed. The first mechanism is supported by the observation of mobile perfect (or slightly dissociated) α dislocations. The second mechanism involves less mobile widely dissociated β (or screw) dislocations. It is suggested that the large dissociation of these dislocations is due to the lower mobility of the 30° (β) partials