Dielectric loss and EPR studies of CaF2:Gd3+

Abstract

Dielectric loss measurements on CaF₂:Gd³⁺ show four relaxation absorptions. By correlation with EPR the assignment of a relaxation with activation energy 0.396 eV to a tetragonal site is confirmed. Evidence against assignment of a relaxation with activation energy 0.68 eV to a trigonal site is obtained. Relaxations with activation energy 0.15 eV and 0.076 eV are tentatively assigned to aggregates. Relaxation of the tetragonal Gd³⁺-H₁^- and Gd³⁺-D₁^- sites is shown by EPR to have an activation energy close to the Gd³⁺-F₁^- site but is not observed in the dielectric spectrum.