Interaction between Dislocations and Non-Radiative Recombination Centers in GaAs

Abstract
Interaction of non-radiative recombination centers with dislocations in a LEC-grown GaAs crystal is investigated by observing the change in cathodoluminescence image caused by various heat-treatments. Impurities related to non-radiative recombination centers are gettered by dislocations most effectively at a temperature of around 750°C. The cause of the gettering is concluded to be due to the reaction incorporating the impurities that takes place at the dislocation core.