Electronic and optical properties of rare earth trifluorides RF3 (RÂ =Â La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Gd and Dy)

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
1524540	Materials Chemistry and Physics	2011	7 Pages	PDF

Abstract

âº The electronic structure and optical properties of some rare earth trifluorides. âº Band structure and optical properties indicate these are large band gap insulators. âº The 4f electrons do not play a decisive role in the optical properties of these.

Keywords

71.15.Mb 71.20.Eh 78.20Ci optical properties electronic structure Ab initio calculations Insulators

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Physical Sciences and Engineering Materials Science Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

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Electronic and optical properties of rare earth trifluorides RF3 (RÂ =Â La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Gd and Dy)

Authors

Sapan Mohan Saini, Tashi Nautiyal, Sushil Auluck,