Is Auger-free luminescence present in CeF₃?

It is well known that Auger-free luminescence (AFL) is observable when the condition E-g>E-vc is satisfied, where E-g is the band-gap energy between the lowest unoccupied band and the highest occupied band and E-vc the energy difference between the top of the highest occupied band and the top of the next lower occupied band. From measurements of reflection and X-ray photoelectron spectra, CeF₃ is demonstrated to really satisfy this condition. No evidence for AFL is found, nevertheless. The absence of AFL in CeF₃ is related to a characteristic nature of its highest and next lower occupied bands, which are quite different from those of previously studied AFL-materials.ArticleJOURNAL OF LUMINESCENCE. 129(9):984-987 (2009)journal articl