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Luminescence in Ce doped materials corresponds to a transition from an excited state where the lowest Ce 5d level is filled to the ground state where a single 4f level is filled. We have performed theoretical calculations based on Density…
The luminescence of fifteen representative Eu$^{2+}$-doped phosphors used for white-LED and scintillation applications is studied through a Constrained Density Functional Theory. Transition energies and Stokes shift are deduced from…
TlSr2I5: Eu2+ is a newly discovered scintillator and show promising scintillation properties for X- and {\gamma}-rays spectroscopy applications. Two zones vertical Bridgman technique is used for the growth of this scintillator. Luminescence…
The crystal growth procedure and luminescence properties of pure and Eu$^{2+}$-doped BaBrI and SrBrI crystals are reported. Emission and excitation spectra were recorded under ultraviolet and vacuum ultraviolet excitations. The energy of…
The incorporation of Eu into the diamond lattice is investigated in a combined theoretical-experimental study. The large size of the Eu ion induces a strain on the host lattice, which is minimal for the Eu-vacancy complex. The oxidation…
The work is necessitated by search for new materials to detect ionizing radiation. The rare-earth ions doped with ternary alkali earth-halide systems are promising scintillators showing high efficiency and energy resolution. Some aspects of…
Rare-earth-doped nitride phosphors are promising materials for solid-state lighting and photonic applications due to their thermal stability, sharp emission lines, and strong UV-blue absorption. In this work, we present a first-principles…
Activator impurities and their distribution in the host lattice play a key role in scintillation phenomena. Here a combination of cross-sectional noncontact atomic force microscopy (nc-AFM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and…
In search of a reliable methodology for the prediction of light absorption and emission of Ce$^{3+}$-doped luminescent materials, 13 representative materials are studied with first-principles and semiempirical approaches. In the…
The interplay between superconductivity and Eu$^{2+}$ magnetic ordering in Eu(Fe$_{1-x}$Ir$_{x}$)$_{2}$As$_{2}$ is studied by means of electrical transport and magnetic measurements. For the critically doped sample…
We investigate native point defects and rare-earth (co)dopants in SrAl$_2$O$_4$ using hybrid density-functional defect calculations. Europium (Eu) and dysprosium (Dy) are found to be mixed valence and energetically most favorable at the Sr…
Engineered $Na_{0.75}CoO_2$ is considered a prime candidate to achieve high-efficiency thermoelectric systems to regenerate electricity from waste heat. In this work, three elements with outmost electronic configurations, (1) an open d…
Defect physics of europium (Eu) doped GaN is investigated using first-principles hybrid density-functional defect calculations. This includes the interaction between the rare-earth dopant and native point defects (Ga and N vacancies) and…
Condensed matter systems offer the opportunity to maximize the number of spins, probed in magnetic resonance experiments that search for physics beyond the standard model. EuCl$_3\cdot 6$H$_2$O is a promising solid-state platform for such…
Single crystals of LiCaAlF6 undoped and Eu, Na co-doped were studied by electron paramagnetic resonance, radioluminescence and thermally stimulated luminescence techniques applied in a correlated manner. The undoped samples exposed to X-ray…
We report evidence for a reentrant spin glass phase in electron-doped $\text{EuFe}_2\text{As}_2$ single crystals and first traces of the superconductivity re-entrance in optics. In the close-to-optimal doped…
Tungstate-based oxides have attracted significant attention owing to their excellent structural stability, chemical robustness, and versatile optical properties, making them suitable for next-generation optoelectronic and phosphor…
We investigated the Li+ ion incorporation in Ba2GdNbO6:Eu3+ perovskite by atomistic simulations based on energy minimization. We predicted the most probable sites occupied by Eu3+ and Li+ ions and the related charge-compensation mechanisms…
The local environment of Eu$^{2+}$ ($4f^{7}$, $S=7/2$) in Ca$_{1-x}$Eu$_{x}$B$_{6}$ ($0.003\leqslant x\leqslant 1.00$) is investigated by means of electron spin resonance (ESR). For $x\lesssim 0.003$ the spectra show resolved \textit{fine}…
Er doped Si light emitting diodes may find important applications in the generation and storage of quantum information. These diodes exhibit an emission efficiency two orders of magnitude higher at reverse bias than forward bias due to…