NEAR-BAND-GAP PHOTOLUMINESCENCE OF SI1-XGEX ALLOYS GROWN ON SI(100) BY MOLECULAR-BEAM EPITAXY

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TERASHIMA, K [1 ]
TAJIMA, M [1 ]
TATSUMI, T [1 ]
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[1] INST SPACE & ASTRONAUT SCI,SAGAMIHARA 229,JAPAN
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10.1063/1.104014
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Photoluminescence spectra in the near-band-gap region of Si 1-xGex alloys (x=0.04 and 0.15) grown on Si(100) substrates by molecular beam epitaxy have been measured at 4.2 and 12 K. Radiative recombinations of free and bound excitons in thin layers of Si 1-xGex alloys have been clearly observed for the first time. No-phonon transitions and transverse-optical (TO) phonon-assisted transitions have been identified. The luminescence lines become broader with an increase in excitation intensity; the broadening is interpreted to be due to the generation of the bound multiexciton complexes (BMECs). The position of the band-edge luminescence lines is determined by the strain in the epitaxial layer as well as the alloy composition. The defect-related L band appears in the case of x=0.15.
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