Analysis of enhanced light emission from highly strained germanium microbridges
10.1038/nphoton.2013.67
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Süess, M. J., Geiger, R., Minamisawa, R. A., Schiefler, G., Frigerio, J., Chrastina, D., Isella, G., Spolenak, R., Faist, J., & Sigg, H. (2013). Analysis of enhanced light emission from highly strained germanium microbridges. Nature Photonics, 7(6), 466–472.

Authors 10
  1. M. J. Süess (first)
  2. R. Geiger (additional)
  3. R. A. Minamisawa (additional)
  4. G. Schiefler (additional)
  5. J. Frigerio (additional)
  6. D. Chrastina (additional)
  7. G. Isella (additional)
  8. R. Spolenak (additional)
  9. J. Faist (additional)
  10. H. Sigg (additional)
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@article{S_ess_2013, title={Analysis of enhanced light emission from highly strained germanium microbridges}, volume={7}, ISSN={1749-4893}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2013.67}, DOI={10.1038/nphoton.2013.67}, number={6}, journal={Nature Photonics}, publisher={Springer Science and Business Media LLC}, author={Süess, M. J. and Geiger, R. and Minamisawa, R. A. and Schiefler, G. and Frigerio, J. and Chrastina, D. and Isella, G. and Spolenak, R. and Faist, J. and Sigg, H.}, year={2013}, month=apr, pages={466–472} }