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Ab initio modeling of radiation damage in MgF2 crystals
A.t. АKilbekovE.a. КоTоminV. M. LisitsynF.u. AbuovaSergey Piskunovsubject
CrystalCondensed Matter::Materials ScienceNuclear and High Energy PhysicsPhotonInfraredChemistryAb initioRadiation damageCharge densityElectronic structureAtomic physicsInstrumentationBasis setdescription
Abstract MgF2 with a rutile structure is important radiation-resistant material with numerous applications due to its transparency from vacuum ultraviolet to infrared range of photon energies. We present and discuss the results of calculations for basic radiation defects in this crystal. The study is based on the large scale ab initio DFT calculations using hybrid B3PW exchange–correlation functional and atomic basis set. We analyzed the electronic structure, atomic displacements, charge density distribution as well as defect formation energies using large supercells. We compared properties of close and well separated F−H (Frenkel) defect pairs as well as individual defects. We simulated also formation and energetic preference of inert F2 interstitial molecules as sinks of mobile interstitial fluorine atoms which is relevant for material radiation stability. We discussed also diffusion of the primary electronic defects—F centers.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-05-01 | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms |