%0 Journal Article %T A role of Eu-doping on Electronic Structure and Optical Properties of ZnO from First-principles %A Lanli Chen %A Hongduo Hu %A Zhihua Xiong %J Applied Physics Frontier %D 2013 %I Ivy Publisher %X Based on the first principles, the electronic and optical properties of Eu-doped ZnO have been investigated. The calculated results indicate that the Fermi level moves to the conduction band, and highly localized Eu-4f states exist near the Fermi level after Eu-doping into ZnO. It is also found that the optical properties are changed greatly in the low-energy region after doping. However, there is almost no effect in the high-energy region. The changes of optical properties are explained in connection with the calculated electronic properties. %K ZnO %K Optical Properties %K Electronic Structure %K First-principle Calculation %U http://www.ivypub.org/apf/papersub/Global/DownloadService.aspx?PARAMS=SUReMjg5Mg_0_0