Optical constants

Refractive index of MoS2 (Molybdenum disulfide)

Islam et al. 2021: 33.5-nm film; n(e) 0.954–1.70 µm

Data
tabulated n
Range
0.954–1.7 µm
Points
327
Optical axis
e
Licence
CC0-1.0

Uniaxial crystal, axes: oe

Plot

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At one wavelength

Range 0.954–1.7 µm
Refractive index n
2.94985
Extinction coefficient k
0
Permittivity ε1
8.70162
Permittivity ε2
0
Absorption coefficient α
0 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
— nm
Abbe number Vd
—
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ
-0.0333333 µm⁻¹
Group index ng
2.99218
Group velocity dispersion
— fs²/mm
Dispersion parameter D
— ps/(nm·km)
Photon energy
0.976254 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

# MoS2 (Molybdenum disulfide): Islam et al. 2021: 33.5-nm film; n(e) 0.954–1.70 µm
mos2 = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("main", "MoS2", "Islam-e", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(mos2.range_nm)  # (954, 1700) nm
eps = mos2.eps([1270])  # complex permittivity

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Comments and conditions

Thin film (step height 33.5 nm). Out-of-plane (extraordinary ray, e).

Conditions

film thickness
33.5e-9
substrate
SiO2/Si
direction
e

References

K. M. Islam, R. Synowicki, T. Ismael, I. Oguntoye, N. Grinalds, M. D. Escarra. In-plane and out-of-plane optical properties of monolayer, few-layer, and thin-film MoS2 from 190 to 1700 nm and their application in photonic device design. Adv. Photonics Res., 2021 2000180 (Numerical data kindly provided by Kazi Islam)
  • doi:10.1002/adpr.202000180 In‐Plane and Out‐of‐Plane Optical Properties of Monolayer, Few‐Layer, and Thin‐Film MoS<sub>2</sub> from 190 to 1700 nm and Their Application in Photonic Device Design, Advanced Photonics Research (2021)

Cite

Kazi M. Islam et al.. In‐Plane and Out‐of‐Plane Optical Properties of Monolayer, Few‐Layer, and Thin‐Film MoS<sub>2</sub> from 190 to 1700 nm and Their Application in Photonic Device Design. Advanced Photonics Research, 2, 2000180 (2021), doi:10.1002/adpr.202000180; Data from the refractiveindex.info database (M. N. Polyanskiy, Sci. Data 11, 94 (2024), doi:10.1038/s41597-023-02898-2)

Data

327 rows as published
MoS2 (Molybdenum disulfide), Islam et al. 2021: 33.5-nm film; n(e) 0.954–1.70 µm: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)n
0.9542.96523
0.9552.96516
0.9562.96509
0.9572.96501
0.9582.96494
0.9592.96486
0.962.96479
0.9612.96472
0.9622.96465
0.9632.96457
0.9642.9645
0.9652.96443
0.9662.96436
0.9672.96428
0.9682.96421
0.9692.96414
0.972.96407
0.9712.964
0.9722.96393
0.9732.96386
0.9742.96379
0.9752.96372
0.9762.96365
0.9772.96358
0.9782.96351
0.9792.96344
0.982.96337
0.9812.9633
0.9822.96323
0.9832.96317
0.9842.9631
0.9852.96303
0.9862.96296
0.9872.9629
0.9882.96283
0.9892.96276
0.992.9627
0.9912.96263
0.9922.96256
0.9932.9625
0.9942.96243
0.9952.96236
0.9962.9623
0.9972.96223
0.9982.96217
0.9992.9621
1.02.96204
1.0022.96188
1.0052.96172
1.0082.96156
1.012.9614
1.0132.96125
1.0152.96109
1.0182.96094
1.022.96079
1.0222.96063
1.0252.96048
1.0272.96033
1.032.96019
1.0322.96004
1.0352.95989
1.0372.95975
1.042.9596
1.0432.95946
1.0452.95932
1.0472.95918
1.052.95904
1.0532.9589
1.0552.95877
1.0572.95863
1.062.95849
1.0622.95836
1.0652.95823
1.0682.95809
1.072.95796
1.0732.95783
1.0752.9577
1.0782.95757
1.082.95744
1.0832.95732
1.0852.95719
1.0872.95706
1.092.95694
1.0932.95682
1.0952.95669
1.0982.95657
1.12.95645
1.1022.95633
1.1052.95621
1.1072.95609
1.112.95598
1.1122.95586
1.1152.95574
1.1172.95563
1.122.95551
1.1232.9554
1.1252.95529
1.1282.95517
1.132.95506
1.1322.95495
1.1352.95484
1.1372.95473
1.142.95463
1.1432.95452
1.1452.95441
1.1482.9543
1.152.9542
1.1522.95409
1.1552.95399
1.1582.95389
1.162.95378
1.1622.95368
1.1652.95358
1.1672.95348
1.172.95338
1.1732.95328
1.1752.95318
1.1772.95308
1.182.95298
1.1822.95289
1.1852.95279
1.1872.95269
1.192.9526
1.1932.95251
1.1952.95241
1.1972.95232
1.22.95223
1.2032.95213
1.2052.95204
1.2082.95195
1.212.95186
1.2132.95177
1.2152.95168
1.2172.95159
1.222.95151
1.2222.95142
1.2252.95133
1.2282.95124
1.232.95116
1.2332.95107
1.2352.95099
1.2382.9509
1.242.95082
1.2422.95074
1.2452.95065
1.2472.95057
1.252.95049
1.2522.95041
1.2552.95033
1.2572.95025
1.262.95017
1.2632.95009
1.2652.95001
1.2672.94993
1.272.94985
1.2722.94977
1.2752.9497
1.2772.94962
1.282.94955
1.2822.94947
1.2852.94939
1.2872.94932
1.292.94924
1.2932.94917
1.2952.9491
1.2982.94902
1.32.94895
1.3032.94888
1.3052.94881
1.3072.94874
1.312.94867
1.3122.9486
1.3152.94853
1.3182.94846
1.322.94839
1.3232.94832
1.3252.94825
1.3272.94818
1.332.94811
1.3322.94805
1.3352.94798
1.3372.94791
1.342.94785
1.3422.94778
1.3452.94772
1.3472.94765
1.352.94759
1.3522.94752
1.3552.94746
1.3572.94739
1.362.94733
1.3622.94727
1.3652.9472
1.3682.94714
1.372.94708
1.3722.94702
1.3752.94696
1.3782.9469
1.382.94684
1.3822.94678
1.3852.94672
1.3872.94666
1.392.9466
1.3922.94654
1.3952.94648
1.3972.94642
1.42.94636
1.4032.94631
1.4052.94625
1.4072.94619
1.412.94614
1.4132.94608
1.4152.94602
1.4172.94597
1.422.94591
1.4222.94586
1.4252.9458
1.4272.94575
1.432.94569
1.4322.94564
1.4352.94558
1.4372.94553
1.442.94548
1.4422.94543
1.4452.94537
1.4482.94532
1.452.94527
1.4522.94522
1.4552.94516
1.4572.94511
1.462.94506
1.4632.94501
1.4652.94496
1.4682.94491
1.472.94486
1.4732.94481
1.4752.94476
1.4772.94471
1.482.94466
1.4822.94462
1.4852.94457
1.4882.94452
1.492.94447
1.4922.94442
1.4952.94438
1.4972.94433
1.52.94428
1.5032.94423
1.5052.94419
1.5072.94414
1.512.9441
1.5122.94405
1.5152.94401
1.5182.94396
1.522.94391
1.5222.94387
1.5252.94382
1.5272.94378
1.532.94374
1.5332.94369
1.5352.94365
1.5382.9436
1.542.94356
1.5422.94352
1.5452.94347
1.5482.94343
1.552.94339
1.5522.94335
1.5552.94331
1.5572.94326
1.562.94322
1.5632.94318
1.5652.94314
1.5672.9431
1.572.94306
1.5732.94302
1.5752.94298
1.5772.94294
1.582.9429
1.5832.94286
1.5852.94282
1.5882.94278
1.592.94274
1.5922.9427
1.5952.94266
1.5972.94262
1.62.94258
1.6022.94254
1.6052.94251
1.6082.94247
1.612.94243
1.6132.94239
1.6152.94235
1.6182.94232
1.622.94228
1.6222.94224
1.6252.94221
1.6272.94217
1.632.94213
1.6332.9421
1.6352.94206
1.6372.94202
1.642.94199
1.6422.94195
1.6452.94192
1.6472.94188
1.652.94185
1.6532.94181
1.6552.94178
1.6572.94174
1.662.94171
1.6622.94167
1.6652.94164
1.6682.9416
1.672.94157
1.6732.94154
1.6752.9415
1.6782.94147
1.682.94144
1.6832.9414
1.6852.94137
1.6872.94134
1.692.9413
1.6932.94127
1.6952.94124
1.6982.94121
1.72.94117

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