Electronic and optical properties of spodumene gemstone: A theoretical study

Optical Materials

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1048-1051

  de Lima, A F ^a   Souza, S O ^a   Lalic, M V ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SERGIPE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Electronic structure; Optical absorption; Spodumene

Indexed keywords

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; GEMS; SILICATES; SINGLE CRYSTALS;

JEWEL INDUSTRY; LINEAR AUGMENTED PLANE WAVE;

LITHIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 39449110223     PISSN: 09253467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optmat.2007.05.009     Document Type: Article

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