On the crystalline environment of luminescent Tb${}^{3+}$ ions embedded in indium tin oxide thin films: a DFT and Crystal field analysis assessment

E. Serquen, K. Lizárraga, L. A. Enrique +6

We assess the local symmetry and crystal environment of trivalent terbium ions embedded in an indium tin oxide (ITO) matrix with bixbyite structure. The \mbox{Tb${}^{3+}$} ions tend…