Introduction

 The Judd-Ofelt Spectroscopy (JOYSpectra) program [1, 2] was built to use the SOM and BOM models, taking into consideration covalency effects to the Ln-L bonds. Also, the charge factors calculations using the pseudo-diatomic approach [3] is available in JOYSpectra. The program intends to be useful to theoreticians as well as experimentalists, it is free of charge and has relevant features that facilitate a better understanding of the chemical-physics information behind the intensity parameters.

JOYSpectra functionalities

  • Manipulate geometry, to produce specific symmetry changes (natural distortions and vibrational or thermal effects), and to follow the intensity parameters variations with the coordination geometry changes.

  • The program also provides the symmetry point group of the coordination polyhedron according to the input geometry and in each step of a specific geometry variation.

  • The overlap polarizabilities are automatically calculated using the input geometry and internal parameters.

  • The charge factors and effective ligand polarizabilities quantities can be adjusted within physically reasonably acceptable values, to reproduce, as close as possible, the experimental omega values.

  • JOYSpectra web platform is able to produce the necessary data of overlap polarizability and ligand effective polarizability, using external programs.

  • Intramolecular Energy Transfer (IET) rates calculation [4]. The JOYSpectra web platform has the capability to calculate up Ln3+ 251 energy levels, including: Pr3+ (12 energy levels), Nd3+ (20 energy levels), Pm3+ (29 energy levels), Sm3+ (34 energy levels), Eu3+ (20 energy levels), Gd3+ (13 energy levels), Tb3+ (39 energy levels), Dy3+ (21 energy levels), Ho3+ (35 energy levels), Er3+ (15 energy levels), Tm3+ (12 energy levels), Yb3+ (1 energy levels)


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