Yang-Fang Liaoa
Quan Xiea
Qing-Quan Xiaoa
Qian Chena
Meng-Hui Fana
Jing Xiea
Jin Huanga
Jin-Min Zhanga
Rui Maa
Shan-Lan Wanga
Hong-Xian Wua
Di Fanga
High quality Mg2Si films were grown on Si (111) and glass substrates with magnetron sputtering, respectively. The first observation of Photoluminescence (PL) of Mg2Si films was reported. The Mg2Si PL emission wavelengths are almost independence on temperature in the range of 77–300 K. The strongest PL emissions may be attributed to interstitial Mg donor level to valence band transitions. The activation energy of Mg2Si is determined from the quenching of major luminescence peaks.