Optical constants of (C2H4O)n (Polyvinyl alcohol, PVA)
Schnepf et al. 2017: n 0.3–1.5 µm
Wavelength:
µm
(0.3–1.5)
Complex refractive index (n+ik)
n
k
LogX
LogY
eV
Derived optical constants
Dispersion formula
$$n=1.460+0.00665λ^{-2}$$Conditions & Spec sheet
substrate: Si
Comments
Isotropic PVA (polyvinyl alcohol) thin film on silicon substrate.
k = 0.0050±0.0004
References
M. J. Schnepf, M. Mayer, C. Kuttner, M. Tebbe, D. Wolf, M. Dulle, T. Altantzis, P. Formanek, S. Förster, S. Bals, T. A. F. König, A. Fery. Nanorattles with tailored electric field enhancement, Nanoscale 9, 9376-9385 (2017) - see Supplementary materials
Data
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Polyvinyl alcohol, (C2H4O)n (PVA)
Other names
- Poly(vinyl alcohol)
- PVOH
- PVAl
Trademarks
- Kuraray Poval
- Mowiol
- Celvol
- Polyviol
- Elvanol