title: Specific heat functions for the orthorhombic Nd3+ in scheelite type of crystals.
abstract: Nd3+ doped scheelite type of crystals have attracted extensive interests because of their applications in solid state lasers, as well as upconversion luminescence and magneto-optical and magnetic properties. Usually, these properties are closely related to the local structures and properties of the Nd3+ impurities in the hosts. Since information about electronic states and local structures of the impurity Nd3+ in the scheelite crystals would be helpful to the understanding of the properties of these materials, theoretical investigations on the specific heat functions and the local structures for these Nd3+ centers are of significance.
authors.affiliation: Yeditepe University, Department of Biomedical Engineering, 34755 Istanbul, Turkey. fubay@yeditepe.edu.tr
authors.forename: Fuat
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bayrakçeken
authors.forename: Oktay J
authors.initials: OJ
authors.lastname: Demir
authors.forename: Ipek S
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Karaaslan
mesh_terms: D003460:Crystallization; D006358:Hot Temperature; D008956:Models, Chemical; D009354:Neodymium / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D009354:Neodymium