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We report an ab initio study of the electric-field gradient tensor (EFG) at Cd impurities located at both inequivalent cationic sites in the semiconductor In2O3. Calculations were performed with the FLAPW method, that allows us to treat the…
Electric field gradients (EFG's) were calculated for the $CeIn_3$ compound at both $^{115}In$ and $^{140}Ce$ sites. The calculations were performed within the density functional theory (DFT) using the augmented plane waves plus local…
We report an ab-initio comparative study of the electric-field-gradient tensor (EFG) and structural relaxations introduced by acceptor (Cd) and donor (Ta) impurities when they replace cations in a series of binary oxides: TiO2, SnO2, and…
In this paper we examine the electronic and geometrical structure of impurity-vacancy complexes in Si and Ge. Already Watkins suggested that in Si the pairing of Sn with the vacancy produces a complex with the Sn-atom at the bond center and…
The time-differential perturbed-angular-correlation (TDPAC) technique was applied to the study of the internal electric-field gradient (EFG) in Eu- and Ho-sesquioxides in their cubic bixbyite phases. The results, as well as previous…
Perturbed angular correlation (PAC) measurements using the In-111 probe were carried out on FeGa3 as part of a broader investigation of indium site occupation and cadmium diffusion in intermetallic compounds. One PAC signal was observed…
We develop an experimental double-model analysis, combined with density-functional theory (DFT), to explore the origins of dynamic hyperfine interactions (HFIs) linked to the electron-capture decay ''aftereffects ''(ECAE) phenomenon. This…
In this work we undertake the problem of a transition metal impurity in an oxide. We present an ab-initio study of the relaxations introduced in TiO2 when a Cd impurity replaces substitutionally a Ti atom. Using the Full-Potential…
The electric field gradients (EFGs) at the (non-spherical) nucleus contribute to atomic and molecular hyperfine structure and govern Nuclear Quadrupole Resonance (NQR) and M\"ossbauer spectra. EFGs provide a highly sensitive probe of local…
Numerous technological applications of Ni-based Zr and Hf intermetallic alloys promoted comprehensive studies in Zr$_8$Ni$_{21}$ and Hf$_8$Ni$_{21}$ by perturbed angular correlation (PAC) spectroscopy, which were not studied earlier until…
Most properties of solid materials are defined by their internal electric field and charge density distributions which so far are difficult to measure with high spatial resolution. Especially for 2D materials, the atomic electric fields…
The formation of framework vacancies in Si- and Ge-based type-I clathrates is studied as function of filling the cages with K and Ba atoms using density-functional theory. Our analysis reveals the relevance of structural disorder, geometric…
Molecular-like carbon-nitrogen complexes in GaAs are investigated both experimentally and theoretically. Two characteristic high-frequency stretching modes at \num{1973} and \SI{2060}{cm^{-1}}, detected by Fourier transform infrared…
We present a comparison between accurate \textit{ab initio} calculations and a high-quality experimental data set (1986-2002) of electric-field gradients and magnetic hyperfine fields of Cd at different sites on Ni, Cu, Pd and Ag surfaces.…
A computational study of the Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) $g$-tensors and hyperfine tensors of Li and Ga vacancies in LiGaO$_2$ is presented. Density Functinal Theory (DFT) calculations are carried out of the Ga and Li vacancies…
In electron irradiated Ge$_{0.98}$Si$_{0.02}$, In-vacancy and In-interstitial complexes were observed in analogy with defects in pure Ge. Isochronal annealing measurements reveal that the temperature of dissociation of In-defect complexes…
A new method to calculate spectroscopic properties of deformed nuclei is proposed: configuration interaction on top of projected density functional theory (CI-PDFT). The general concept of this approach is discussed in the framework of…
We have investigated electronic energy band structures and partial density of states of intermetallic compounds $\textit{viz.}$ CrSi, MnSi, FeSi and CoSi, by using density functional theory (DFT). CrSi \& MnSi, FeSi and CoSi have metallic,…
Silicon represents a common intrinsic impurity in graphene, commonly bonding to either three or four carbon neighbors respectively in a single or double carbon vacancy. We investigate the effect of the latter defect (Si-C$_4$) on the…
CdTe and its alloy CdTeSe are widely used in optoelectronic devices, such as radiation detectors and solar cells, due to their superior electrical properties. However, the formation of defects and defect complexes in these materials can…