Observation of 2D-exciton luminescence in germanium layers in periodic Ge-Ge1-xSix heterostructures
Kalugin N. G. , Orlov L. K. , Kuznetsov O. A.
The photoluminescence in strained periodic Ge-Ge^^Si^ heterostructures with nanometer-thickness layers has been studied. Below 90 K, the observed emission results from a recombination of 2D excitons in the germanium layers.