The beta-FeSi2 phase was fabricated using ion beam synthesis with high dose
s of implantation followed by rapid thermal annealing. A direct band gap wi
th an energy E-g = 0.85 eV was determined from the transmittance and reflec
tance spectra of implanted Si wafers accounting for the Burstein-Moss effec
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