Abstract

Electrical and optical properties of antiphase domain boundaries (APBs) in GaAs epitaxial layers grown on Si substrates have been investigated using cathodoluminescence, electron beam induced current, and scanning deep level transient spectroscopy. It was found that APBs reduce near-band-gap luminescence and minority-carrier lifetime. In contrast to recombination at threading dislocations in GaAs films, the nonradiative recombination processes at APBs are not due to deep traps but rather to a continuum of band-gap states introduced by APBs.

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