Optical constants

Refractive index of MoO3 (Molybdenum trioxide)

Stelling et al. 2017: Thin film; n,k 0.301–0.899 µm

Data
tabulated nk
Range
0.3008–0.8994 µm
Points
735
Licence
CC0-1.0

Plot

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At one wavelength

Range 0.3008–0.8994 µm
Refractive index n
1.83743
Extinction coefficient k
0.0028922
Permittivity ε1
3.37614
Permittivity ε2
0.0106284
Absorption coefficient α
618.523 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
32335.1 nm
Abbe number Vd
—
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ
-0.341463 µm⁻¹
Group index ng
2.03807
Group velocity dispersion
— fs²/mm
Dispersion parameter D
— ps/(nm·km)
Photon energy
2.11001 eV

ε = (n + ik)², α = 4πk/λ, ng = 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

# MoO3 (Molybdenum trioxide): Stelling et al. 2017: Thin film; n,k 0.301–0.899 µm
moo3 = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("main", "MoO3", "Stelling", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(moo3.range_nm)  # (300.82, 899.45) nm
eps = moo3.eps([633])  # complex permittivity

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Comments and conditions

Isotropic MoO3> film.

References

C. Stelling, C. R. Singh, M. Karg, T. A. F. König, M. Thelakkat, M. Retsch. Plasmonic nanomeshes: their ambivalent role as transparent electrodes in organic solar cells. Sci. Rep. 7, 42530 (2017) - see Supplementary materials (Numerical data kindly provided by Tobias König)
  • doi:10.1038/srep42530 Plasmonic nanomeshes: their ambivalent role as transparent electrodes in organic solar cells, Scientific Reports (2017)

Cite

Christian Stelling et al.. Plasmonic nanomeshes: their ambivalent role as transparent electrodes in organic solar cells. Scientific Reports, 7, 42530 (2017), doi:10.1038/srep42530; Data from the refractiveindex.info database (M. N. Polyanskiy, Sci. Data 11, 94 (2024), doi:10.1038/s41597-023-02898-2)

Data

735 rows as published
MoO3 (Molybdenum trioxide), Stelling et al. 2017: Thin film; n,k 0.301–0.899 µm: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)nk
0.300822.1720.28455
0.301642.16920.27736
0.302462.166430.27038
0.303282.163690.26362
0.304112.160970.25706
0.304932.158280.2507
0.305752.155620.24452
0.306572.152980.23854
0.307392.150370.23272
0.308212.147780.22708
0.309042.145220.22161
0.309862.142680.2163
0.310682.140160.21114
0.31152.137670.20613
0.312322.135210.20126
0.313152.132760.19653
0.313972.130340.19194
0.314792.127940.18748
0.315612.125570.18314
0.316432.123220.17893
0.317262.120880.17483
0.318082.118580.17085
0.31892.116290.16698
0.319722.114020.16322
0.320542.111770.15955
0.321372.109550.15599
0.322192.107340.15253
0.323012.105160.14916
0.323832.102990.14588
0.324662.100850.14269
0.325482.098720.13958
0.32632.096610.13656
0.327122.094520.13362
0.327942.092450.13075
0.328772.09040.12796
0.329592.088370.12525
0.330412.086350.1226
0.331232.084350.12002
0.332062.082370.11751
0.332882.080410.11506
0.33372.078460.11268
0.334522.076540.11036
0.335352.074620.10809
0.336172.072730.10589
0.336992.070850.10373
0.337812.068990.10164
0.338642.067140.09959
0.339462.065310.09759
0.340282.063490.09565
0.34112.061690.09375
0.341932.059910.0919
0.342752.058140.09009
0.343572.056390.08833
0.344392.054650.08661
0.345222.052920.08493
0.346042.051210.0833
0.346862.049510.0817
0.347682.047830.08014
0.348512.046160.07861
0.349332.044510.07712
0.350152.042870.07567
0.350972.041240.07425
0.35182.039630.07287
0.352622.038020.07151
0.353442.036440.07019
0.354272.034860.0689
0.355092.03330.06764
0.355912.031750.0664
0.356732.030210.0652
0.357562.028690.06402
0.358382.027180.06287
0.35922.025680.06174
0.360022.024190.06064
0.360852.022710.05956
0.361672.021250.05851
0.362492.019790.05748
0.363322.018350.05647
0.364142.016920.05549
0.364962.01550.05453
0.365782.014090.05358
0.366612.01270.05266
0.367432.011310.05176
0.368252.009930.05088
0.369082.008570.05001
0.36992.007220.04917
0.370722.005870.04834
0.371542.004540.04753
0.372372.003210.04674
0.373192.00190.04596
0.374012.00060.0452
0.374841.999310.04446
0.375661.998020.04373
0.376481.996750.04302
0.37731.995480.04232
0.378131.994230.04163
0.378951.992980.04096
0.379771.991750.0403
0.38061.990520.03966
0.381421.98930.03903
0.382241.98810.03841
0.383061.98690.03781
0.383891.985710.03721
0.384711.984520.03663
0.385531.983350.03606
0.386361.982190.0355
0.387181.981030.03495
0.3881.979880.03442
0.388831.978740.03389
0.389651.977610.03337
0.390471.976490.03287
0.391291.975380.03237
0.392121.974270.03188
0.392941.973170.0314
0.393761.972080.03094
0.394591.9710.03048
0.395411.969920.03002
0.396231.968850.02958
0.397061.967790.02915
0.397881.966740.02872
0.39871.96570.0283
0.399521.964660.02789
0.400351.963630.02749
0.401171.96260.02709
0.401991.961590.02671
0.402821.960580.02632
0.403641.959580.02595
0.404461.958580.02558
0.405291.957590.02522
0.406111.956610.02487
0.406931.955640.02452
0.407751.954670.02418
0.408581.953710.02384
0.40941.952750.02351
0.410221.951810.02319
0.411051.950870.02287
0.411871.949930.02256
0.412691.9490.02225
0.413511.948080.02195
0.414341.947160.02166
0.415161.946250.02136
0.415981.945350.02108
0.416811.944450.0208
0.417631.943560.02052
0.418451.942670.02025
0.419281.941790.01998
0.42011.940920.01972
0.420921.940050.01946
0.421741.939190.01921
0.422571.938330.01896
0.423391.937480.01872
0.424211.936630.01847
0.425041.935790.01824
0.425861.934960.018
0.426681.934130.01778
0.427511.933310.01755
0.428331.932490.01733
0.429151.931670.01711
0.429971.930870.0169
0.43081.930060.01669
0.431621.929270.01648
0.432441.928470.01627
0.433271.927690.01607
0.434091.92690.01587
0.434911.926130.01568
0.435731.925350.01549
0.436561.924590.0153
0.437381.923820.01512
0.43821.923070.01493
0.439031.922310.01475
0.439851.921560.01458
0.440671.920820.0144
0.441491.920080.01423
0.442321.919350.01406
0.443141.918620.0139
0.443961.917890.01373
0.444781.917170.01357
0.445611.916460.01341
0.446431.915740.01326
0.447251.915040.0131
0.448081.914330.01295
0.44891.913640.0128
0.449721.912940.01266
0.450541.912250.01251
0.451371.911570.01237
0.452191.910880.01223
0.453011.910210.01209
0.453831.909530.01196
0.454661.908860.01182
0.455481.90820.01169
0.45631.907540.01156
0.457131.906880.01143
0.457951.906230.01131
0.458771.905580.01118
0.459591.904930.01106
0.460421.904290.01094
0.461241.903650.01082
0.462061.903020.0107
0.462881.902390.01059
0.463711.901760.01047
0.464531.901140.01036
0.465351.900520.01025
0.466171.89990.01014
0.4671.899290.01003
0.467821.898680.00992
0.468641.898080.00982
0.469461.897480.00972
0.470291.896880.00961
0.471111.896280.00951
0.471931.895690.00942
0.472751.895110.00932
0.473581.894520.00922
0.47441.893940.00913
0.475221.893360.00903
0.476041.892790.00894
0.476861.892220.00885
0.477691.891650.00876
0.478511.891090.00867
0.479331.890530.00858
0.480151.889970.0085
0.480981.889410.00841
0.48181.888860.00833
0.482621.888310.00825
0.483441.887770.00816
0.484271.887230.00808
0.485091.886690.008
0.485911.886150.00792
0.486731.885620.00785
0.487551.885090.00777
0.488381.884560.0077
0.48921.884040.00762
0.490021.883520.00755
0.490841.8830.00747
0.491661.882480.0074
0.492491.881970.00733
0.493311.881460.00726
0.494131.880950.00719
0.494951.880450.00713
0.495771.879950.00706
0.49661.879450.00699
0.497421.878950.00693
0.498241.878460.00686
0.499061.877970.0068
0.499881.877480.00673
0.500711.8770.00667
0.501531.876510.00661
0.502351.876030.00655
0.503171.875560.00649
0.503991.875080.00643
0.504811.874610.00637
0.505641.874140.00631
0.506461.873670.00626
0.507281.873210.0062
0.50811.872740.00615
0.508921.872280.00609
0.509741.871830.00604
0.510571.871370.00598
0.511391.870920.00593
0.512211.870470.00588
0.513031.870020.00583
0.513851.869580.00577
0.514671.869130.00572
0.51551.868690.00567
0.516321.868250.00562
0.517141.867820.00558
0.517961.867380.00553
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0.51961.866520.00543
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0.521251.865670.00534
0.522071.865250.0053
0.522891.864830.00525
0.523711.864410.00521
0.524531.863990.00516
0.525351.863580.00512
0.526171.863170.00508
0.526991.862760.00503
0.527821.862350.00499
0.528641.861940.00495
0.529461.861540.00491
0.530281.861140.00487
0.53111.860740.00483
0.531921.860340.00479
0.532741.859940.00475
0.533561.859550.00471
0.534381.859160.00467
0.53521.858770.00464
0.536031.858380.0046
0.536851.8580.00456
0.537671.857610.00453
0.538491.857230.00449
0.539311.856850.00445
0.540131.856470.00442
0.540951.85610.00438
0.541771.855720.00435
0.542591.855350.00431
0.543411.854980.00428
0.544231.854610.00425
0.545051.854240.00421
0.545871.853880.00418
0.546691.853520.00415
0.547521.853150.00412
0.548341.852790.00409
0.549161.852440.00405
0.549981.852080.00402
0.55081.851730.00399
0.551621.851370.00396
0.552441.851020.00393
0.553261.850670.0039
0.554081.850320.00387
0.55491.849980.00384
0.555721.849630.00381
0.556541.849290.00379
0.557361.848950.00376
0.558181.848610.00373
0.5591.848270.0037
0.559821.847940.00368
0.560641.84760.00365
0.561461.847270.00362
0.562281.846940.00359
0.56311.846610.00357
0.563921.846280.00354
0.564741.845950.00352
0.565561.845630.00349
0.566381.84530.00347
0.56721.844980.00344
0.568021.844660.00342
0.568841.844340.00339
0.569661.844020.00337
0.570481.843710.00334
0.57131.843390.00332
0.572121.843080.0033
0.572941.842770.00327
0.573761.842460.00325
0.574581.842150.00323
0.57541.841840.00321
0.576221.841540.00318
0.577041.841230.00316
0.577861.840930.00314
0.578671.840630.00312
0.579491.840330.0031
0.580311.840030.00307
0.581131.839730.00305
0.581951.839430.00303
0.582771.839140.00301
0.583591.838850.00299
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0.587691.83740.00289
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0.591781.835980.0028
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0.600791.832980.0026
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0.617151.827870.0023
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0.622871.826190.0022
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0.719031.803930.0012
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Optical transmission calculator

Free-standing sample in vacuum, normal incidence
Method
Transmittance T
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Reflectance R
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Fresnel reflection calculator

Direction
Rp
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Rs
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R = (Rp+Rs)/2
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Phase φp
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Phase φs
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Brewster angle θB
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Critical angle θC
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