Ab initio Study of Luminescence in Ce-doped Lu${}_2$SiO${}_5$: The Role of Oxygen Vacancies on Emission Color and Thermal Quenching Behavior

Yongchao Jia, Anna Miglio, Masayoshi Mikami +1

We study from first principles the luminescence of Lu${}_2$SiO${}_5$:Ce${}^{3+}$ (LSO:Ce), a scintillator widely used in medical imaging applications, and establish the crucial role of o…