Optical constants

Refractive index of CCl₄ (Carbon tetrachloride)

Ghosal et al. 1993: n 1–9 µm

Data: tabulated n
Range: 1–9 µm
Points: 78
Temperature: 298 K
Licence: CC0-1.0

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At one wavelength

Refractive index n: 1.451
Extinction coefficient k: 0

Permittivity ε₁: 2.1054
Permittivity ε₂: 0

Absorption coefficient α: 0 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk): — nm

Abbe number V_d: —
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ: 0 µm⁻¹

Group index n_g: 1.451
Group velocity dispersion: — fs²/mm

Dispersion parameter D: — ps/(nm·km)
Photon energy: 0.413281 eV

ε = (n + ik)², α = 4πk/λ, n_g = n − λ dn/dλ, GVD = λ³/(2πc²) d²n/dλ², D = −(λ/c) d²n/dλ². Group-velocity dispersion is given for formula data only.

Use it in Lightsmith

Load this data in Python, simulate in one more line

pip install lightsmith

import lightsmith as ls

# CCl4 (Carbon tetrachloride): Ghosal et al. 1993: n 1–9 µm
ccl4 = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("organic", "carbon_tetrachloride", "Ghosal", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(ccl4.range_nm)  # (1000, 9000) nm
eps = ccl4.eps([3000])  # complex permittivity

Downloads 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_13cf750587bd/lightsmith"
ccl4 = ls.Tabulated.model_validate(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(url)))
print(ccl4.source)  # citation and provenance travel with the data

Any dataset here, as the library's Tabulated material (carbon-tetrachloride/ghosal-1993).

# ... load ccl4 as above, then:
sim = ls.Simulation(
    particles=[ls.Particle(shape=ls.Sphere(radius_nm=50), material=ccl4)],
    medium_index=1.0,
    wavelengths=ls.WavelengthRange(start_nm=1000, stop_nm=9000, num=81),
)
res = ls.solve(sim)  # exact Mie for a sphere
print(res.q_ext)     # extinction efficiency at each wavelength

Same spec runs with DDA, FDTD, BEM or T-matrix: ls.compare(sim, ["mie", "dda"]).

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Comments and conditions

298 K (25 °C).

Conditions

temperature: 298 K

References

S. Ghosal, J. L. Ebert, S. A. Self. The infrared refractive indices of CHBr₃, CCl₄ and CS₂. IR Physics 34, 621-628 (1993)

doi:10.1016/0020-0891(93)90120-v The infrared refractive indices of CHBr3, CCl4 and CS2, Infrared Physics (1993)

Cite

Sarbajit Ghosal, Jon L. Ebert and Sidney A. Self. The infrared refractive indices of CHBr3, CCl4 and CS2. Infrared Physics, 34, 621-628 (1993), doi:10.1016/0020-0891(93)90120-v; Data from the refractiveindex.info database (M. N. Polyanskiy, Sci. Data 11, 94 (2024), doi:10.1038/s41597-023-02898-2)

Data

78 rows as published

CSV comma separated TXT tab separated YAML n, k Full database record original YAML All quantities CSV JSON metadata

CCl4 (Carbon tetrachloride), Ghosal et al. 1993: n 1–9 µm: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)	n
1.0	1.457
1.1	1.455
1.2	1.455
1.3	1.454
1.4	1.454
1.5	1.452
1.6	1.454
1.7	1.453
1.8	1.454
1.9	1.453
2.0	1.453
2.1	1.453
2.2	1.453
2.3	1.453
2.4	1.453
2.5	1.451
2.6	1.454
2.7	1.45
2.8	1.451
2.9	1.449
3.0	1.451
3.1	1.449
3.2	1.45
3.3	1.448
3.4	1.45
3.5	1.447
3.6	1.449
3.7	1.447
3.8	1.446
3.9	1.446
4.0	1.444
4.1	1.446
4.2	1.449
4.4	1.445
4.5	1.446
4.6	1.445
4.7	1.444
4.8	1.444
4.9	1.442
5.0	1.444
5.1	1.441
5.2	1.441
5.3	1.442
5.4	1.44
5.5	1.44
5.6	1.44
5.8	1.439
5.9	1.433
6.0	1.44
6.2	1.436
6.3	1.43
6.4	1.432
6.5	1.436
6.6	1.435
6.7	1.43
6.8	1.435
6.9	1.427
7.0	1.43
7.1	1.429
7.2	1.431
7.3	1.429
7.4	1.429
7.5	1.427
7.6	1.426
7.7	1.426
7.8	1.424
7.9	1.423
8.0	1.42
8.1	1.423
8.2	1.42
8.3	1.421
8.4	1.42
8.5	1.419
8.6	1.416
8.7	1.416
8.8	1.413
8.9	1.414
9.0	1.41

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About CCl4 (Carbon tetrachloride)

Carbon Tetrachloride (CCl₄), also known as tetrachloromethane, is a colorless, dense, and non-flammable liquid with a sweet, characteristic odor. Historically, it was widely used as a cleaning agent, refrigerant, and in fire extinguishers, but due to its harmful environmental and health effects, many of these applications have been phased out. Carbon tetrachloride is a potent liver toxin when ingested and can lead to severe liver damage or even death in high doses. It's also a confirmed carcinogen and can cause harm to the central nervous system. In the environment, carbon tetrachloride can deplete the ozone layer when released into the atmosphere. Due to these concerns, its production and usage in many consumer applications have been restricted under various international agreements. In industry, carbon tetrachloride is used in the production of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and as a feedstock in certain chemical manufacturing processes. It's also utilized as a solvent in laboratories and in the manufacturing of pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals.

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Provenance

Version: 1 (snapshot c5c2f18)
Source page: refractiveindex.info
Original file: database/data/organic/CCl4 - carbon tetrachloride/nk/Ghosal.yml
ID: ds_13cf750587bd
API: /v1/datasets/ds_13cf750587bd

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