Electron paramagnetic resonance enhanced crystal field analysis for low point-group symmetry systems: C$_{2v}$ sites in Sm$^{3+}$:CaF$_2$/SrF$_2$
- Resource Type
- Working Paper
- Authors
- Horvath, Sebastian P; Wells, Jon-Paul R; Reid, Michael F; Yamaga, Mitsuo; Honda, Makoto
- Source
- Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 31, 015501 (2019)
- Subject
- Condensed Matter - Materials Science
Physics - Atomic Physics
- Language
We present a comprehensive spectroscopic study of C$_{2v}$ point-group symmetry sites in Sm$^{3+}$:CaF$_2$/SrF$_2$ codoped with either NaF or LiF. Data includes electron paramagnetic resonance measurements of Zeeman and hyperfine interactions for the ground state, as well as site-selective excitation and fluorescence spectroscopy up to the $^{4}$G$_{5/2}$ multiplet. Inclusion of the EPR data allowed us to determine unique crystal-field parameters. The parameters provide information about the geometry of the sites and the nature of the interactions between the Sm$^{3+}$ dopant and the alkaline earth co-dopant.