title: X- (X = O, S) ions in alkali halide lattices through density functional calculations. 1. Substitutional defect models.
abstract: Monoatomic X- (X = O, S) chalcogen centers in MZ (M = Na, K, Rb and Z = Cl, Br, I) alkali halide lattices are investigated within the framework of density functional theory with the principal aim to establish defect models. In electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) experiments, X- defects with tetragonal, orthorhombic, and monoclinic g-tensor symmetry have been observed. In this paper, models in which X- replaces a single halide ion, with a next nearest neighbor and a nearest neighbor halide vacancy, are validated for the X- centers with tetragonal and orthorhombic symmetry, respectively. As such defect models are extended, the ability to reproduce experimental data is a stringent test for various computational approaches. Cluster in vacuo and embedded cluster schemes are used to calculate energy and EPR parameters for the two vacancy configurations. The final assignment of a defect structure is based on the qualitative and quantitative reproduction of experimental g and (super)hyperfine tensors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Solid State Sciences, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281-S1, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium, and Center for Molecular Modeling, Laboratory of Theoretical Physics, Ghent University, Proeftuinstraat 86, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Stevens
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Vrielinck
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Van Speybroeck
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pauwels
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Callens
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Waroquier