Optical constants

Refractive index of MoSe2 (Molybdenum diselenide)

Pruszynska-Karbownik et al. 2026: n(e) 0.193–1.69 µm

Data
tabulated n
Range
0.193–1.69 µm
Points
1084
Optical axis
e
Licence
CC0-1.0

Uniaxial crystal, axes: oe

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At one wavelength

Range 0.193–1.69 µm
Refractive index n
2.9034
Extinction coefficient k
0
Permittivity ε1
8.42973
Permittivity ε2
0
Absorption coefficient α
0 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
— nm
Abbe number Vd
—
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ
-1 µm⁻¹
Group index ng
3.491
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

# MoSe2 (Molybdenum diselenide): Pruszynska-Karbownik et al. 2026: n(e) 0.193–1.69 µm
mose2 = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("main", "MoSe2", "Pruszynska-Karbownik-e", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(mose2.range_nm)  # (193, 1690) nm
eps = mose2.eps([633])  # complex permittivity

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Comments and conditions

MBE-grown 42-nm layer; room temperature. Extraordinary ray (e).

References

E. Pruszynska-Karbownik, T. Fas, K. Branko, D. Yavorskiy, B. Stonio, R. Bozek, P. Karbownik, J. Wrobel, T. Czyszanowski, T. Stefaniuk, W. Pacuski, and J. Suffczyński. Optical bound states in the continuum in subwavelength gratings made of an epitaxial van der Waals material. ACS Nano 20, 7426-7437 (2026)
  • doi:10.1021/acsnano.5c12870 Optical Bound States in the Continuum in Subwavelength Gratings Made of an Epitaxial van der Waals Material, ACS Nano (2026)

Cite

Emilia Pruszyńska-Karbownik et al.. Optical Bound States in the Continuum in Subwavelength Gratings Made of an Epitaxial van der Waals Material. ACS Nano, 20, 7426-7437 (2026), doi:10.1021/acsnano.5c12870; Data from the refractiveindex.info database (M. N. Polyanskiy, Sci. Data 11, 94 (2024), doi:10.1038/s41597-023-02898-2)

Data

1084 rows as published
MoSe2 (Molybdenum diselenide), Pruszynska-Karbownik et al. 2026: n(e) 0.193–1.69 µm: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)n
0.1934.552
0.1944.514
0.1954.478
0.1964.443
0.1974.409
0.1984.377
0.1994.346
0.24.316
0.2014.287
0.2024.259
0.2034.232
0.2044.206
0.2054.18
0.2064.156
0.2074.132
0.2084.109
0.2094.087
0.214.065
0.2114.044
0.2124.024
0.2134.004
0.2143.985
0.2153.966
0.2163.948
0.2173.93
0.2183.913
0.2193.896
0.223.88
0.2213.864
0.2223.848
0.2233.833
0.2243.819
0.2253.804
0.2263.79
0.2273.776
0.2283.763
0.2293.75
0.233.737
0.2313.725
0.2323.713
0.2333.701
0.2343.689
0.2353.678
0.2363.667
0.2373.656
0.2383.645
0.2393.635
0.243.624
0.2413.614
0.2423.605
0.2433.595
0.2443.586
0.2453.576
0.2463.567
0.2473.558
0.2483.55
0.2493.541
0.253.533
0.2513.525
0.2523.517
0.2533.509
0.2543.501
0.2553.493
0.2563.486
0.2573.478
0.2583.471
0.2593.464
0.263.457
0.2613.45
0.2623.444
0.2633.437
0.2643.43
0.2653.424
0.2663.418
0.2673.412
0.2683.405
0.2693.4
0.273.394
0.2713.388
0.2723.382
0.2733.377
0.2743.371
0.2753.366
0.2763.36
0.2773.355
0.2783.35
0.2793.345
0.283.34
0.2813.335
0.2823.33
0.2833.325
0.2843.32
0.2853.316
0.2863.311
0.2873.307
0.2883.302
0.2893.298
0.293.293
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0.2923.285
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0.2943.277
0.2953.273
0.2963.269
0.2973.265
0.2983.261
0.2993.257
0.33.253
0.3013.25
0.3023.246
0.3033.242
0.3043.239
0.3053.235
0.3063.232
0.3073.228
0.3083.225
0.3093.221
0.313.218
0.3113.215
0.3123.212
0.3133.208
0.3143.205
0.3153.202
0.3163.199
0.3173.196
0.3183.193
0.3193.19
0.323.187
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0.3253.173
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0.333.16
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0.3333.152
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0.423.009
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0.572.91
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0.692.875
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0.72.873
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0.722.869
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0.732.868
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0.7332.867
0.7342.867
0.7352.867
0.7362.866
0.7372.866
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0.7422.865
0.7432.865
0.7442.865
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Optical transmission calculator

Free-standing sample in vacuum, normal incidence
Method
Transmittance T
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Reflectance R
—

Fresnel reflection calculator

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