Density Functional Theory Study of Th-doped LiCAF and LiSAF for Nuclear Clock Applications

Martin Pimon, Tobias Kirschbaum, Thorsten Schumm +2

Thorium-doped LiCaAlF${}_6$ and LiSrAlF${}_6$ (Th:LiCAF and Th:LiSAF) are promising crystals for a solid-state nuclear clock based on the 8 eV transition in ${}^{229}$Th; however, their…