5CB (4-pentyl-4'-cyanobiphenyl)
Liquids anisotropic
14 datasets, together covering 0.4–1.7 µm. Default: Li et al. 2005: n(o) 0.450–0.656 µm.
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Datasets
- Li et al. 2005: n(o) 0.450–0.656 µm
- Li et al. 2005: n(e) 0.450–0.656 µm
- Tkachenko et al. 2006: n(o) 0.532–1.7 µm
- Tkachenko et al. 2006: n(e) 0.532–1.7 µm
- Wu et al. 1993: n(o) 0.4–0.8 µm; 25.1 °C
- Wu et al. 1993: n(e) 0.4–0.8 µm; 25.1 °C
- Wu et al. 1993: n(o) 0.4–0.8 µm; 27.2 °C
- Wu et al. 1993: n(e) 0.4–0.8 µm; 27.2 °C
- Wu et al. 1993: n(o) 0.4–0.8 µm; 29.9 °C
- Wu et al. 1993: n(e) 0.4–0.8 µm; 29.9 °C
- Wu et al. 1993: n(o) 0.4–0.8 µm; 32.6 °C
- Wu et al. 1993: n(e) 0.4–0.8 µm; 32.6 °C
- Wu et al. 1993: n(o) 0.4–0.8 µm; 34.8 °C
- Wu et al. 1993: n(e) 0.4–0.8 µm; 34.8 °C
Use it in Lightsmith
Load this data in Python, simulate in one more line
pip install lightsmith
import lightsmith as ls
# 5CB (4-pentyl-4'-cyanobiphenyl): Li et al. 2005: n(o) 0.450–0.656 µm
mat = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("other", "5CB", "Li-o", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(mat.range_nm) # (450, 656) nm
eps = mat.eps([633]) # complex permittivityDownloads the original record once (pinned to the imported snapshot) and caches it.
import json, urllib.request
import lightsmith as ls
url = "https://materials.lightsmith.dev/v1/datasets/ds_4679f00b89d9/lightsmith"
mat = ls.Tabulated.model_validate(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(url)))
print(mat.source) # citation and provenance travel with the dataAny dataset here, as the library's Tabulated material (5cb/li-2005-o).
# ... load mat as above, then:
sim = ls.Simulation(
particles=[ls.Particle(shape=ls.Sphere(radius_nm=50), material=mat)],
medium_index=1.0,
wavelengths=ls.WavelengthRange(start_nm=450, stop_nm=656, num=81),
)
res = ls.solve(sim) # exact Mie for a sphere
print(res.q_ext) # extinction efficiency at each wavelengthSame spec runs with DDA, FDTD, BEM or T-matrix: ls.compare(sim, ["mie", "dda"]).
Lightsmith is open source (MIT): Mie, T-matrix, BEM, DDA, FDTD, RCWA, TMM, mode solvers and inverse design behind one spec, on CPU or GPU. GitHub.
About 5CB (4-pentyl-4'-cyanobiphenyl)
Other names: 4-pentyl-4'-cyanobiphenyl
API: /v1/materials/mat_452e196426f4 · slug 5cb