| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5399179 | Journal of Luminescence | 2016 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
We report on a method of employing spin Hamiltonian data to enhance the accuracy of crystal-field fits for rare-earth impurity sites of low symmetry in crystalline hosts. As an initial test of this method, we apply it to orthorhombic sites in Li+ and Na+ ion charge compensated Sm3+ centers in codoped CaF2 and SrF2 crystals. This yields a good agreement between theory and experiment, in addition to accurately modelling crystal strains due to the differing ionic radii of Li+ and Na+.
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Authors
S.P. Horvath, M.F. Reid, J.P.R. Wells, M. Yamaga,