Optical constants of C (Carbon, diamond, graphite, graphene, carbon nanotubes)
Peter 1923: Diamond; n 0.226–0.760 µm
Wavelength:
µm
(0.226–0.76)
Complex refractive index (n+ik)
n
k
LogX
LogY
eV
Derived optical constants
Dispersion formula
$$n^2-1=\frac{0.3306λ^2}{λ^2-0.1750^2}+\frac{4.3356λ^2}{λ^2-0.1060^2}$$Comments
Cubic carbon (diamond). Room temperature; no temperature effect on refractive index was observed in the temperature interval 10 - 30 °C
References
F. Peter. Über Brechungsindizes und Absorptionskonstanten des Diamanten zwischen 644 und 226 mμ, Zeitschrift für Physik 15, 358-368 (1923)
Data
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Carbon, C
Most common allotropes
- Diamond (cubic carbon)
- Graphite
- Amorphous carbon
- Graphene
- Carbon nanotube