Giant effective g-factor in PbxEu1−xTe epitaxial films

We investigated PbxEu1−xTe films with x⩽0.2 by magneto-optical measurements. For x∼0.01, the optical emission is similar to high quality EuTe films with two narrow lines attributed to excitonic recombinations associated with magnetic polarons. For increasing x, the emission becomes dominated by a broader lower energy band, which is very efficient as compared to the binary emission. The magneto-optical properties of the ternary films show various similarities with EuTe results, such as quenchings at similar temperatures and magnetic fields. Most remarkably, they also present a giant effective g-factor that makes this material a strong candidate for spintronic applications.