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
Conditions & Spec sheet
n_is_absolute: true wavelength_is_vacuum: true
Comments
Bulk sample. Room temperature.
References
L.-Y. Chen, 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
INFO
Gold-aluminium intermetallic, AuAl2
Other names
- Purple plague
- Purple death
- Roberts-Austen's purple gold
- Purple gold