Code
3G039211
Duration
01 January 2011 → 31 December 2014
Funding
Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)
Promotor
Research disciplines
-
Natural sciences
- Applied mathematics in specific fields
- Condensed matter physics and nanophysics
-
Engineering and technology
- Materials science and engineering
Keywords
scheelites
quasicrystals
photoluminescence
Project description
Scheelites are ABO4 compounds (B = Mo, W). The cations A can be partially substituted with rare earth ions. Some of these materials show incommensurate non-periodic symmetry, and the exact ordering of the ions is reflected in the optical properties. The purpose of the project is to optimise their photoluminescence for LED applications by changing the order in the lattice.