Stacking-fault double ribbons have been observed by transmission electron m
icroscopy in undoped GaP films grown on Si. Values of the extrinsic and int
rinsic stacking-fault energies of 40.5 +/- 3 mJ m(-2) and 43.4 +/- 2 mJ m(-
2), respectively, were obtained from measurements of the widths of the indi
vidual ribbons. The ratio of the intrinsic to extrinsic stacking-fault ener
gy was found to be 1.07 +/- 0.05.