Direct bandgap emission from strain-doped germanium

Abstract Germanium (Ge) is an attractive material for Silicon (Si) compatible optoelectronics, but the nature of its indirect bandgap renders it an inefficient light emitter. Drawing inspiration from the significant expansion of Ge volume upon lithiation as a Lithium (Li) ion battery anode, here, we...

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Main Authors: Lin-Ding Yuan, Shu-Shen Li, Jun-Wei Luo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-01-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-44916-w