Molecular dynamics simulation study of erbium induced devitrification in vitreous PbF2

• Published in: The Journal of chemical physics Vol. 127; no. 9; p. 094509
• Main Authors: Dantelle, Géraldine, Mortier, Michel, Monteil, André, Chaussedent, Stéphane, Silva, Mauricio A P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 07.09.2007

Molecular dynamics simulations of the devitrification process of a lead fluoride glass doped with Er(3+) ions were carried out. This technique appears to be a relevant way to perform systematic analysis of the system structure and to study the influence of defects on PbF2 crystallization. We modeled...