First principles study electronic and optical properties of LaBr3 and LaBr3:Ce crystal

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Abstract

First-principles calculations based on the density function theory (DFT) are implemented to explore the effect of Ce doping on the electronic structure and optical properties of LaBr3 crystals using generalized gradient approximation (GGA) +U. And band structure, density of states and optical properties are discussed. Due to the transition of Ce3+ ion from 4f-orbital to 5d-orbital, the band gaps of LaBr3:Ce (0.63 eV) is narrower than that of LaBr3 (3.569 eV), which produce more visible light in the same range of irradiated energy. Otherwise, the absorption spectrum (15.6 μm-1) and reflection index (less than 12%) of LaBr3:Ce are smaller than LaBr3 (20 μm-1, less than 15%, respectively), leading to transmit more visible light. The research shows reason that Ce doping can improve the luminescence performance of LaBr3 scintillators and the results are compared with the available experimental data.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAOPC 2019
Subtitle of host publicationAdvanced Laser Materials and Laser Technology
EditorsPu Zhou, Jian Zhang, Wenxue Li, Shibin Jiang, Takunori Taira
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781510634381
DOIs
StatePublished - 2019
Externally publishedYes
EventApplied Optics and Photonics China 2019: Advanced Laser Materials and Laser Technology, AOPC 2019 - Beijing, China
Duration: 7 Jul 20199 Jul 2019

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume11333
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

ConferenceApplied Optics and Photonics China 2019: Advanced Laser Materials and Laser Technology, AOPC 2019
Country/TerritoryChina
CityBeijing
Period7/07/199/07/19

Keywords

  • Electronic structure
  • First-principles
  • LaBr3
  • LaBr3:Ce
  • Optical properties

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