Optical constants of AuAl2 (Gold-aluminium intermetallic, Purple plague)
Chen and Lynch 1988: n,k 0.22–0.79 µm
Wavelength:
µm
(0.22–0.79)
Complex refractive index (n+ik)
n
k
LogX
LogY
eV
Derived optical constants
Comments
Bulk sample. Room temperature.
References
L.-Y. Chen and D. W. Lynch. The optical properties of AuAl2 and PtAl2. Phys. Status Solidi B 148, 387-394 (1988) (Data points extracted from a figure)
Data
Additional information
About Gold-aluminium intermetallic
Other names and variations:
- AuAl2
- Purple plague
- Purple death
- Roberts-Austen's purple gold
- Purple gold
About Intermetallic
Other names and variations:
- Intermetallic compound
- Intermetallic alloy
- Ordered intermetallic alloy
- Long-range-ordered alloy