Low-temperature gettering of Cr in GaAs

Abstract
Gettering of Cr by back-surface damage has been investigated at temperatures in the range 300–400 °C, for anneal periods of 10–300 h. It has been shown that measurable concentrations of Cr can be detected and that the process can be characterized by an activation energy of ≃0.88 eV and a time-dependent term exp(ϑt1/2).