Pierce

Data for Main / Si / Pierce

import os
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np
import refidx as ri

plt.style.use("../../doc/refidx.mplstyle")
db = ri.DataBase()
matid = ['main', 'Si', 'Pierce']
mat = db.get_item(matid)
wr = mat.wavelength_range
lamb = np.linspace(*wr, 1000)
index = mat.get_index(lamb)
fig, ax = plt.subplots(2, 1, figsize=(3, 3))
ax[0].plot(lamb, index.real, "-", color="#aa0044")
ax[1].plot(lamb, index.imag, "-", color="#6886b3")
ax[0].set_xlabel(r"Wavelength ($\rm μm$)")
ax[1].set_xlabel(r"Wavelength ($\rm μm$)")
ax[0].set_ylabel(r"$n^{\prime}$")
ax[1].set_ylabel(r"$n^{\prime\prime}$")
plt.suptitle(mat)
mat.print_info(
    html=True,
    tmp_dir=os.path.join("..","..", "doc", "auto_gallery","Si"),
    filename="out_main_Si_Pierce.html",
)

Comments

Amorphous silicon (α-Si or a-Si). 60-nm film.

References

1) D. T. Pierce and W. E. Spicer, Electronic structure of amorphous Si from photoemission and optical studies, Phys. Rev. B 5, 3017-3029 (1972)
2) Handbook of Optical Constants of Solids, Edward D. Palik, ed. Academic Press, Boston, 1985
(ref. 2 provides numerical values for the graphical data reported in ref. 1)

Estimated memory usage: 225 MB