中国物理B ›› 2012, Vol. 21 ›› Issue (1): 17801-017801.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/21/1/017801

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Simulation of the f–d transitions of lanthanide ions in YPO4 using quantum-chemical calculations

胡流森, 闻军, 尹民, 夏上达   

  1. Department of Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
  • 收稿日期:2011-08-23 修回日期:2011-09-09 出版日期:2012-01-15 发布日期:2012-01-20
  • 基金资助:
    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 10874173, 10904139, 11074315, 11074245, 11047147, and 11011120083).

Simulation of the f–d transitions of lanthanide ions in YPO4 using quantum-chemical calculations

Hu Liu-Sen(胡流森), Wen Jun(闻军), Yin Min(尹民), and Xia Shang-Da(夏上达)   

  1. Department of Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
  • Received:2011-08-23 Revised:2011-09-09 Online:2012-01-15 Published:2012-01-20
  • Supported by:
    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 10874173, 10904139, 11074315, 11074245, 11047147, and 11011120083).

摘要: We constructed an effective one-electron Hamiltonian by using the 4f/5d energies and eigenvectors obtained from the first-principles calculation with the relativistic self-consistent discrete variational Slater software package (DV-Xα). From the effective Hamiltonian, we obtained the crystal-field and spin-orbit interaction parameters for the 4f and 5d electrons of lanthanide ions (Ce3+, Pr3+, Nd3+ and Eu3+) doped in YPO4, and these parameters were used to calculate the 4fN-4fN-15d transition. Comparison with experiments shows that the obtained parameters are reasonable and the excitation spectra can be well predicted.

关键词: crystal field, spectroscopic, YPO4, ab initio

Abstract: We constructed an effective one-electron Hamiltonian by using the 4f/5d energies and eigenvectors obtained from the first-principles calculation with the relativistic self-consistent discrete variational Slater software package (DV-X$\alpha$). From the effective Hamiltonian, we obtained the crystal-field and spin-orbit interaction parameters for the 4f and 5d electrons of lanthanide ions (Ce3+, Pr3+, Nd3+ and Eu3+) doped in YPO4, and these parameters were used to calculate the 4fN-4fN-15d transition. Comparison with experiments shows that the obtained parameters are reasonable and the excitation spectra can be well predicted.

Key words: crystal field, spectroscopic, YPO4, ab initio

中图分类号:  (Theory, models, and numerical simulation)

  • 78.20.Bh
78.40.-q (Absorption and reflection spectra: visible and ultraviolet) 71.10.-w (Theories and models of many-electron systems) 71.20.Eh (Rare earth metals and alloys)