Growth and spectroscopic characteristics of Nd-doped PbWO4 crystal

Nd-doped PbWO4 crystals are grown by using the modified Bridgman method.The spectroscopic properties of the crystals are investigated.The changes of the absorption band at 350 nm are discussed for samples annealed at 740℃ and 1040℃.The radiative lifetime of the 4 F 3/2 level is calculated by using the Judd-Ofelt theory according to the absorption spectrum of 0.5 at.% Nd-doped PbWO 4 crystal.The spontaneous Raman scattering properties of the crystals are analysed.     

钨酸铅晶体中的偶极缺陷

在用阻抗谱研究PbWO₄（PWO）晶体的介电特性时发现，掺La³⁺的PW O晶体中存在典型的介电弛豫现象，它被归因于La³⁺进入Pb位并与铅空位V_Pb缔合 成偶极缺陷.这一结果不仅清楚地证明了PWO晶体中铅空位的存在，而且表明阻抗谱测试可以成为PWO晶体微结构研究的有力工具.以阻抗谱测试为主要工具，结合光吸收谱（包括红外谱）和x射线光电子能谱，阐明了在异价掺杂离子（3+，4+，5+以及3+和5+双掺）掺杂的PWO晶体中 关键词： 钨酸铅 偶极缺陷 异价掺杂 退火效应     

PbWO4电子结构的密度泛函计算

采用基于密度泛函理论的相对论性离散变分和嵌入团簇方法模拟计算了PbWO₄晶体的本征能级结构.发现价带主要由O2p轨道组成,含有部分W5d轨道;导带主要由W5d和O2p的轨道组成.发现导带底由Pb6p_1/2的狭窄能级占有.禁带宽度和价带宽度分别约为4.8和4eV.计算结果很好地解释了实验得到的反射谱,并从理论上分析了PbWO₄晶体蓝光的发光模型. 关键词： 密度泛函 电子结构 4')" href="#">PbWO₄     

Atomic and electronic structures of Mg-doped perfect SrTiO3 and crystals containing oxygen vacancies from first principles

The electronic properties of Mg-doped perfect SrTiO₃ and crystals containing oxygen vacancies systems are investigated by first principles calculation. Dopant formation energy results show that the Mg atoms preferentially enter the Sr site in SrTiO₃. Substitution of Ti by Mg brings some acceptor levels, which introduces the p-type conductivity of SrTiO₃. Creation of oxygen vacancies in SrTiO₃ introduces donor levels, which can contribute to the n-type conductivity. In SrTiO₃ containing oxygen vacancies system, a self-compensation effect will occur when Ti is substituted by Mg, and the system undergoes n-type to p-type transition.     

钨酸铅晶体中与铅空位有关的电子结构和色心模型研究

根据密度泛函理论对钨酸铅晶体中铅空位周围的晶格进行了结构优化，计算得到铅空位周围的晶格结构、电子态密度分布和偏振吸收光谱；计算结果表明钨酸铅晶体中铅空位的两价负电性是通过铅空位周围的氧共同抓获两个空穴来维持局部电中性的，即铅空位周围形成的色心模型为［O₂^3--V_Pb^2--O₂^3-］，不同的氧离子抓获空穴方式不同形成不同的色心，对应不同的吸收带；根据吸收带的偏振性质，提出了各个 关键词： 钨酸铅晶体 色心模型 电子结构 偏振特性     

掺镧PbWO4闪烁晶体的缺陷研究

利用正电子湮没寿命谱(PAT)和X射线电子能谱(XPS)研究了掺镧所引起的PbWO₄ 晶体缺陷的变化.结果表明：掺镧后,PbWO₄晶体中的正电子捕获中心铅空位(V< sub>Pb)浓度增加,并进一步诱导低价氧浓度的增加.讨论了掺La的作用机制,认为掺 La将抑制晶体中的氧空位,增加铅空位浓度. 关键词： 掺镧钨酸铅晶体 正电子湮没寿命谱 X射线电子能谱 缺陷     

掺钇钨酸铅晶体缺陷的理论研究

采用基于密度泛函理论的相对论性离散变分和嵌入团簇方法，计算了掺钇PbWO₄ 晶体中多 种相关缺陷的电荷分布和不同团簇缺陷结合能，由能量最低原理发现［2(Y³⁺Pb)-V″_Pb］缺陷在各相关缺陷形式中最为稳定.并运用过渡 态方法计算了轨 道跃迁的激发能，算出掺Y后晶体中O2p→Y4d的跃迁能量为3.9eV，表明掺Y不会引起晶体中3 50nm和420nm吸收.从掺Y对PbWO₄晶体电子结构的影响来看，其作用机理与掺La 的情况也有较大差异. 关键词： 4晶体')" href="#">PbWO₄晶体 密度泛函 掺Y 态密度分布     

Ab initio studies on the electronic structure of CeSi5

We investigated the electronic properties of CeSi₅ by band structure calculation based on the density functional theory within LDA, LDA+U, and fully relativistic schemes. The calculated band structure scheme shows that the spin-orbit coupling splits the Ce 4f states into three manifolds. When the on-site Coulomb potential is added to the Ce-derived 4f orbitals, the degeneracy between the f orbitals would be lifted and they are split into lower Hubbard bands and upper Hubbard bands. It was found that quasiparticle mass enhancement inferred by comparing γ to the density of states (DOS) at the Fermi level indicates the effective mass of CeSi₅ is enhanced with the fully relativistic results.     

First-principles study on the origin of optical transitions to be associated with F colour centers for PbWO4 crystals

The electronic structures of PbWO₄ crystals containing F type color centers with the lattice structure optimized are studied within the framework of the fully relativistic self-consistent Direc–Slater theory, using a numerically discrete variational (DV-Xα) method. The calculated results show that F and F⁺ centers have donor energy level in forbidden band. Their optical transition energy are 1.84 eV, 2.21 eV, respectively, which corresponds to the 680 nm, 550 nm absorption bands. It predicts that the 680 nm, 550 nm absorption bands originate form the F and F⁺ centers in PbWO₄ crystals.     

A comparative study of electronic structure and magnetic properties of SrCrO3 and SrMoO3

A comparative study of electronic structure and magnetic properties of SrCrO₃ and SrMoO₃ has been carried out using FPLAPW method with density-functional theory. The calculated results suggest that both compounds are nonmagnetic (NM) metal in cubic structures at room temperature, and they exhibit very similar band structure and electronic properties except more extend Mo 4d orbitals than Cr 3d electronic states. However, the electronic structure and magnetic properties exhibit remarkable differences between them in the low temperature phases. SrCrO₃ is with a C-AFM ground state with magnetic moment of 1.18μ_B/Cr in the tetragonal structure, while SrMoO₃ is with a NM ground state in the orthorhombic structure. It is assumed that the extend 4d orbitals may be the reason which results in NM solution at low temperature phase of SrMoO₃.     

Effect of C doping on the structural and electronic properties of LiFePO4: A first-principles investigation

Using first-principles calculations within the generalized gradient approximation （GGA） ＋U framework, we inves- tigate the effect of C doping on the structural and electronic properties of LiFePO4. The calculated formation energies indicate that C doped at O sites is energetically favoured, and that C dopants prefer to occupy 03 sites. The band gap of the C doped material is much narrow than that of the undoped one, indicating better electro- conductive properties. To maintain charge balance, the valence of the Fe nearest to C appears as Fe3＋, and it will be helpful to the hopping of electrons.     

Density functional theory study of doping effects in monoclinic clinobisvanite BiVO4

The doping effects of several transition metal impurities for monoclinic BiVO₄ are studied by DFT calculations. The results indicated that transition metal doping could reduce the effective mass of holes on the top of valence band, except Zr doping. In particular, we found the “e” states of impurities have significant influence on the photophysical properties of BiV_1 − xM_xO₄ under visible-light irradiation.     

Investigation of LD end-pumped Nd:YVO4 crystals with various doping levels and lengths

The absorption properties of Nd:YVO₄ crystals with various doping levels and lengths are reported. The effective stimulated emission cross-sections of different doping levels are calculated with measured upper-level lifetimes. Our investigation gives good advice on the optimization of LD end-pumped Nd:YVO₄ laser.     

Electronic structure studies of the spinel CoFe2O4 by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy

The spinel CoFe₂O₄ has been synthesized by combustion reaction technique. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy shows that samples are near-stoichiometric, and that the specimen surface both in the powder and bulk sample is most typically represented by the formula (Co_0.4Fe_0.6)[Co_0.6Fe_1.4]O₄, where cations in parentheses occupy tetrahedral sites and those within square brackets in octahedral sites. The results demonstrate that most of the iron ions are trivalent, but some Fe²⁺ may be present in the powder sample. The Co 2p_3/2 peak in powder sample composed three peaks with relative intensity of 45%, 40% and 15%, attributes to Co²⁺ in octahedral sites, tetrahedral sites and Co³⁺ in octahedral sites. The O 1s spectrum of the bulk sample is composed of two peaks: the main lattice peak at 529.90 eV, and a component at 531.53 eV, which is believed to be intrinsic to the sample surface. However, the vanishing of the O 1s shoulder peak of the powder specimen shows significant signs of decomposition.     

Volume dependence of electronic structure and magnetic properties of Fe16N2

Using first-principles calculations based on density functional theory, we investigated systematically the electronic structures and magnetic properties of Fe₁₆N₂ system and their unit cell volume dependence. It has been found that total magnetic moment increases as increasing unit cell volume of Fe₁₆N₂. In addition, it also has been found that the d electron number on Fe I, Fe II and Fe III atoms decreases as increasing unit cell volume and the local magnetic moment on Fe atoms increases with the decrease of d electron number. The present study provides a clear insight into the numerous conflicting experimental results on the magnetic properties of Fe₁₆N₂ system.     

Structural, elastic, electronic and optical properties of a new layered-ternary Ta4SiC3 compound

We propose a new layered-ternary Ta₄SiC₃ with two different stacking sequences (α- and β-phases) of the metal atoms along c axis and study their structural stability. The mechanical, electronic and optical properties are then calculated and compared with those of other compounds M₄AX₃ (M=V, Nb, Ta; A=Al, Si and X=C). The predicted compound in the α-phase is found to possess higher bulk modulus than these compounds. The independent elastic constants of the two phases are also evaluated and the results discussed. The electronic band structures for α- and β-Ta₄SiC₃ show metallic conductivity. Ta 5d electrons are mainly contributing to the total density of states (DOS). We see that the hybridization peak of Ta 5d and C 2p lies lower in energy and the Ta 5d-C 2p bond is stronger than Ta 5d-Si 3p bond. Further an analysis of the different optical properties shows the compound to possess improved behavior compared to similar types of compounds.     

Nb掺杂对TiO2/NiTi界面电子结构影响的第一性原理计算

采用基于密度泛函理论的第一性原理平面波超软赝势方法,计算了Nb掺杂对TiO₂/NiTi界面电子结构的影响.体系生成能的计算结果表明,4种TiO₂/NiTi界面结构中,NiTi中Ti原子和TiO₂中O原子相邻的界面,即Ti/O界面的生成能最大,结构最稳定.在Ti/O界面结构优化的基础上,态密度、电荷分布以及集居数的计算结果均表明：Nb原子取代界面上的Ti原子后,界面原子之间的结合力增强,且界面附近的基体和氧化层中原子之间的相互作用也增加,有利 关键词： NiTi金属间化合物 2/NiTi界面')" href="#">TiO₂/NiTi界面 电子结构 第一性原理计算     

Preparation, electronic structure, and photocatalytic properties of Bi2O2CO3 nanosheet

Bi₂O₂CO₃ nanosheet with a thickness of less than 20 nm was synthesized via hydrothermal and solvothermal process. The properties of the as-prepared nanosheet were characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and diffuse reflectance spectra. The electronic structure was investigated using first-principle calculations. Application of the as-prepared Bi₂O₂CO₃ nanosheet in photocatalysis was also studied.     

A comparative study of continuous laser operation on the F3/2-I9/2 transitions of Nd:GdVO4 and Nd:YVO4 crystals

A comparative study of Nd:GdVO₄ and Nd:YVO₄ crystal lasers pumped by a fiber-coupled diode array has been conducted at the ⁴F_3/2-⁴I_9/2 transitions wavelengths of 912 nm and 914 nm, as well as when intracavity frequency-doubled to 456 nm and 457 nm, respectively. At the fundamental wavelength of 912 nm and second harmonic wavelength of 456 nm, maximum output powers from the Nd:GdVO₄ crystal laser were 7.85 W and 4.6 W at a pump power of 29 W. All the results obtained from Nd:GdVO₄ were superior to those of Nd:YVO₄, indicating that Nd:GdVO₄ is a more efficient laser crystal than Nd:YVO₄ for laser operation on the ⁴F_3/2-⁴I_9/2 transitions.