Band-gap and Band-edge Engineering of Multicomponent Garnet Scintillators: A First-principles Study

Satyesh K. Yadav, Blas P. Uberuaga, Martin Nikl +2

Complex doping schemes in RE${}_3$Al${}_5$O${}_{12}$ (RE=rare earth element) garnet compounds have recently led to pronounced improvements in scintillator performance. Specifically, by a…