Estimation of optical parameters of silicon single crystals with different orientations

Optical properties of Si single crystals with different orientations (1 0 0) and (1 1 1) were investigated using spectrophotometric measurements in a spectral range of 200 nm to 2500 nm. The data of optical absorption revealed an indirect allowed transition with energy gap of 1.1 ± 0.025 eV. An anomalous dispersion in refractive index. The normal dispersion of the refractive index was discussed according to Wemple-DiDomenico single oscillator model. The oscillator energy Eo, dispersion energy Ed, high frequency dielectric constant ∈∞, lattice dielectric constant ∈L and electronic polarizability αe were estimated. The real ∈1 and imaginary ∈2 parts of dielectric constant were also determined.

Spectroscopic Studies on Films of Lead Nitrate Doped Polyvinyl Alcohol – Polyvinyl Pyrrolidone Blend

Films of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) – polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP) blend doped with lead nitrate (Pb(NO3)2) were prepared by solution casting method, with doping level (DL) of Pb(NO3)2 in PVA – PVP polymeric blend varying from 2.7 up to 50.5 wt%. The prepared films were characterized using UV-Visible spectroscopy, fluorescence (or photo- luminescence) spectroscopy, FTIR and Raman spectroscopy. Parameters like optical band gaps due to indirect allowed transition (IAT) and direct allowed transition (DAT), as well as the activation energy (Ea) for optical transitions are extracted from the UV- Visible (or optical) spectra of these films. Objective of the FTIR, Raman and Fluorescence spectroscopic study is to understand the molecular chemical changes in PVA and PVP caused by the dopant (Pb(NO3)2). There is an enhancement of fluorescence intensity at DLs of 2.7 wt%, and at DL 7.6 wt%, the fluorescence intensity decreases (quenching). PVP acts as a capping agent for the dopant species, and is considered to be responsible for changes in fluorescence intensity. Signature of nitrate ion (NO3-) vibration is observed at wavenumber 1037 cm-1 in Raman spectra, and in the FTIR spectra, the NO3- vibration is seen at the wavenumber equal to 1380 cm-1.

Structural and Optical Properties of Nanocrystalline 3,4,9,10-Perylene-Tetracarboxylic-Diimide Thin Film

Thin films of nanocrystalline 3,4,9,10-perylene-tetracarboxylic-diimide (PTCDI) were prepared on quartz substrates by thermal evaporation technique. The structural properties were identified by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and the X-ray diffraction (XRD). The optical properties for the films were investigated using spectrophotometric measurements of the transmittance and reflectance at normal incidence of light in the wavelength range from 200 to 2500 nm. The optical constants (refractive indexnand absorption indexk) were calculated and found to be independent on the film thickness in the measured film thickness range 117–163 nm. The dispersion energy (Ed), the oscillator energy (Eo), and the high-frequency dielectric constantε∞were obtained. The energy band model was applied, and the types of the optical transitions responsible for optical absorption were found to be indirect allowed transition. The onset and optical energy gaps were calculated, and the obtained results were also discussed.