Nonradiative Recombination at Dislocations in III-V Compound Semiconductors

A study of the nonradiative carrier recombination at individual interfacial dislocations between Ga_1-xAlₓAs_1-yPy epitaxial films provides new information on the dislocation core structure. New analytical techniques allow to correlate the nonradiative and recombination properties of dislocations with their fine crystallographic configuration. The edge sessile dislocation is found to be electrically neutral. The absence of carrier recombination leads to a reconstructed core model with no dangling bonds.