TY - JOUR
T1 - First principles results on TbAl3(BO3)4: A promising magneto-optical material
AU - Saeed, Yasir
AU - Singh, Nirpendra
AU - Schwingenschlögl, Udo
N1 - KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2020-10-01
PY - 2011/11/22
Y1 - 2011/11/22
N2 - The electronic and optical properties of TbAl3(BO3)4 are determined using density functional theory. The calculated total magnetic moment of 5.96 μB is close to the expected moment of Tb3+. The frequency dependent dielectric function, refractive index, extinction coefficient, absorption, optical reflectivity, and energy loss function are explained in terms of the transitions between the valence and conduction bands. We find very high Kerr angles for ultraviolet light and potential for extension, even into the visible range by band structure design.
AB - The electronic and optical properties of TbAl3(BO3)4 are determined using density functional theory. The calculated total magnetic moment of 5.96 μB is close to the expected moment of Tb3+. The frequency dependent dielectric function, refractive index, extinction coefficient, absorption, optical reflectivity, and energy loss function are explained in terms of the transitions between the valence and conduction bands. We find very high Kerr angles for ultraviolet light and potential for extension, even into the visible range by band structure design.
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10754/552753
UR - http://scitation.aip.org/content/aip/journal/jap/110/10/10.1063/1.3662176
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U2 - 10.1063/1.3662176
DO - 10.1063/1.3662176
M3 - Article
SN - 0021-8979
VL - 110
SP - 103512
JO - Journal of Applied Physics
JF - Journal of Applied Physics
IS - 10
ER -