Optical constants

Refractive index of C₃₂H₄₄N₂O₆ (SQIB)

Funke et al. 2021: n,k(β) 0.450–0.900 µm

Data: tabulated nk
Range: 0.45–0.9 µm
Points: 400
Optical axis: beta
State: amorphous
Licence: CC0-1.0

Biaxial crystal, axes: beta

Axis Log x Log y

Click the plot to set the calculator wavelength.

At one wavelength

Refractive index n: 0.716749
Extinction coefficient k: 0.341977

Permittivity ε₁: 0.396781
Permittivity ε₂: 0.490223

Absorption coefficient α: 73134.9 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk): 273.467 nm

Abbe number V_d: —
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ: -8.45528 µm⁻¹

Group index n_g: 5.68507
Group velocity dispersion: — fs²/mm

Dispersion parameter D: — ps/(nm·km)
Photon energy: 2.11001 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

# C32H44N2O6 (SQIB): Funke et al. 2021: n,k(β) 0.450–0.900 µm
c32h44n2o6 = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("organic", "SQIB", "Funke-β", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(c32h44n2o6.range_nm)  # (450, 900) nm
eps = c32h44n2o6.eps([633])  # 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_f39c688ff206/lightsmith"
c32h44n2o6 = ls.Tabulated.model_validate(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(url)))
print(c32h44n2o6.source)  # citation and provenance travel with the data

Any dataset here, as the library's Tabulated material (sqib/funke-2021).

# ... load c32h44n2o6 as above, then:
sim = ls.Simulation(
    particles=[ls.Particle(shape=ls.Sphere(radius_nm=50), material=c32h44n2o6)],
    medium_index=1.0,
    wavelengths=ls.WavelengthRange(start_nm=450, stop_nm=900, 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

n_β, k_β (a-axis).

Conditions

direction: beta

References

S. Funke, M. Duwe, F. Balzer, P. H. Thiesen, K. Hingerl, M. Schiek. Determining the dielectric tensor of micro-textured organic thin films by imaging Mueller matrix ellipsometry. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 12, 3053-3058 (2021) (Numerical data kindly provided by Manuela Schiek)

doi:10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c00317 Determining the Dielectric Tensor of Microtextured Organic Thin Films by Imaging Mueller Matrix Ellipsometry, The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters (2021)

Cite

Sebastian Funke et al.. Determining the Dielectric Tensor of Microtextured Organic Thin Films by Imaging Mueller Matrix Ellipsometry. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 12, 3053-3058 (2021), doi:10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c00317; Data from the refractiveindex.info database (M. N. Polyanskiy, Sci. Data 11, 94 (2024), doi:10.1038/s41597-023-02898-2)

Data

400 rows as published

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

C32H44N2O6 (SQIB), Funke et al. 2021: n,k(β) 0.450–0.900 µm: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)	n	k
0.45	1.30146	0.05941
0.451128	1.29916	0.06002
0.452256	1.29683	0.06064
0.453383	1.29449	0.06126
0.454511	1.29213	0.06189
0.455639	1.28975	0.06254
0.456767	1.28735	0.06319
0.457895	1.28494	0.06384
0.459023	1.2825	0.06451
0.46015	1.28005	0.06518
0.461278	1.27757	0.06586
0.462406	1.27507	0.06655
0.463534	1.27256	0.06725
0.464662	1.27002	0.06796
0.465789	1.26746	0.06868
0.466917	1.26488	0.0694
0.468045	1.26228	0.07014
0.469173	1.25965	0.07089
0.470301	1.257	0.07165
0.471429	1.25433	0.07241
0.472556	1.25164	0.07319
0.473684	1.24892	0.07398
0.474812	1.24618	0.07478
0.47594	1.24341	0.07558
0.477068	1.24062	0.07641
0.478195	1.2378	0.07724
0.479323	1.23495	0.07808
0.480451	1.23208	0.07894
0.481579	1.22918	0.07981
0.482707	1.22626	0.08069
0.483835	1.22331	0.08158
0.484962	1.22032	0.08249
0.48609	1.21731	0.08341
0.487218	1.21427	0.08435
0.488346	1.2112	0.0853
0.489474	1.2081	0.08626
0.490602	1.20497	0.08724
0.491729	1.20181	0.08823
0.492857	1.19861	0.08924
0.493985	1.19539	0.09026
0.495113	1.19213	0.0913
0.496241	1.18883	0.09236
0.497368	1.1855	0.09343
0.498496	1.18214	0.09453
0.499624	1.17874	0.09563
0.500752	1.1753	0.09676
0.50188	1.17183	0.09791
0.503008	1.16832	0.09908
0.504135	1.16477	0.10026
0.505263	1.16118	0.10147
0.506391	1.15755	0.10269
0.507519	1.15388	0.10394
0.508647	1.15016	0.10521
0.509774	1.14641	0.10651
0.510902	1.14261	0.10782
0.51203	1.13877	0.10916
0.513158	1.13489	0.11053
0.514286	1.13095	0.11191
0.515414	1.12698	0.11333
0.516541	1.12295	0.11477
0.517669	1.11888	0.11624
0.518797	1.11475	0.11774
0.519925	1.11058	0.11927
0.521053	1.10635	0.12082
0.52218	1.10207	0.12241
0.523308	1.09774	0.12403
0.524436	1.09336	0.12568
0.525564	1.08891	0.12737
0.526692	1.08441	0.12909
0.52782	1.07986	0.13085
0.528947	1.07524	0.13264
0.530075	1.07056	0.13448
0.531203	1.06582	0.13635
0.532331	1.06102	0.13826
0.533459	1.05615	0.14022
0.534586	1.05122	0.14222
0.535714	1.04622	0.14427
0.536842	1.04115	0.14636
0.53797	1.03602	0.1485
0.539098	1.03081	0.15069
0.540226	1.02552	0.15294
0.541353	1.02017	0.15524
0.542481	1.01473	0.15759
0.543609	1.00922	0.16
0.544737	1.00363	0.16248
0.545865	0.99796	0.16502
0.546992	0.9922	0.16762
0.54812	0.98637	0.17029
0.549248	0.98044	0.17303
0.550376	0.97443	0.17584
0.551504	0.96832	0.17873
0.552632	0.96213	0.1817
0.553759	0.95584	0.18476
0.554887	0.94945	0.1879
0.556015	0.94297	0.19112
0.557143	0.93639	0.19445
0.558271	0.92971	0.19787
0.559399	0.92292	0.2014
0.560526	0.91603	0.20503
0.561654	0.90904	0.20877
0.562782	0.90193	0.21263
0.56391	0.89472	0.21662
0.565038	0.88739	0.22073
0.566165	0.87995	0.22497
0.567293	0.8724	0.22936
0.568421	0.86472	0.23389
0.569549	0.85694	0.23858
0.570677	0.84903	0.24343
0.571805	0.84101	0.24845
0.572932	0.83286	0.25365
0.57406	0.8246	0.25903
0.575188	0.81622	0.26461
0.576316	0.80772	0.27039
0.577444	0.7991	0.27639
0.578571	0.79037	0.28262
0.579699	0.78153	0.28908
0.580827	0.77257	0.29579
0.581955	0.76351	0.30276
0.583083	0.75435	0.31
0.584211	0.74509	0.31752
0.585338	0.73574	0.32535
0.586466	0.72631	0.33348
0.587594	0.7168	0.34193
0.588722	0.70724	0.35072
0.58985	0.69762	0.35985
0.590977	0.68797	0.36934
0.592105	0.67829	0.3792
0.593233	0.66861	0.38944
0.594361	0.65893	0.40007
0.595489	0.64929	0.4111
0.596617	0.63969	0.42253
0.597744	0.63017	0.43436
0.598872	0.62073	0.44661
0.6	0.61141	0.45927
0.601128	0.60222	0.47234
0.602256	0.59319	0.48581
0.603383	0.58434	0.49968
0.604511	0.57569	0.51394
0.605639	0.56726	0.52858
0.606767	0.55907	0.54358
0.607895	0.55113	0.55894
0.609023	0.54346	0.57463
0.61015	0.53606	0.59065
0.611278	0.52896	0.60696
0.612406	0.52215	0.62357
0.613534	0.51564	0.64044
0.614662	0.50944	0.65756
0.615789	0.50355	0.67492
0.616917	0.49796	0.6925
0.618045	0.49267	0.71028
0.619173	0.48769	0.72826
0.620301	0.48301	0.74642
0.621429	0.47861	0.76475
0.622556	0.47451	0.78324
0.623684	0.47068	0.80189
0.624812	0.46713	0.82068
0.62594	0.46384	0.83962
0.627068	0.46082	0.85869
0.628195	0.45805	0.8779
0.629323	0.45552	0.89724
0.630451	0.45324	0.91671
0.631579	0.45119	0.93632
0.632707	0.44938	0.95606
0.633835	0.44778	0.97593
0.634962	0.44641	0.99594
0.63609	0.44524	1.01609
0.637218	0.44429	1.03638
0.638346	0.44355	1.05682
0.639474	0.443	1.07741
0.640602	0.44266	1.09816
0.641729	0.44252	1.11908
0.642857	0.44257	1.14016
0.643985	0.44281	1.16142
0.645113	0.44325	1.18287
0.646241	0.44388	1.2045
0.647368	0.44471	1.22634
0.648496	0.44572	1.24839
0.649624	0.44693	1.27066
0.650752	0.44833	1.29315
0.65188	0.44993	1.31588
0.653008	0.45173	1.33886
0.654135	0.45374	1.3621
0.655263	0.45594	1.38562
0.656391	0.45836	1.40941
0.657519	0.46099	1.4335
0.658647	0.46383	1.4579
0.659774	0.46691	1.48262
0.660902	0.47021	1.50768
0.66203	0.47375	1.5331
0.663158	0.47754	1.55888
0.664286	0.48158	1.58504
0.665414	0.48589	1.61161
0.666541	0.49047	1.6386
0.667669	0.49534	1.66603
0.668797	0.50052	1.69392
0.669925	0.506	1.72229
0.671053	0.51181	1.75117
0.67218	0.51797	1.78057
0.673308	0.52448	1.81052
0.674436	0.53139	1.84105
0.675564	0.53869	1.87218
0.676692	0.54643	1.90394
0.67782	0.55461	1.93637
0.678947	0.56328	1.9695
0.680075	0.57246	2.00335
0.681203	0.58219	2.03797
0.682331	0.59249	2.07339
0.683459	0.60343	2.10966
0.684586	0.61503	2.14681
0.685714	0.62735	2.18489
0.686842	0.64044	2.22395
0.68797	0.65436	2.26403
0.689098	0.66918	2.3052
0.690226	0.68498	2.34751
0.691353	0.70183	2.391
0.692481	0.71983	2.43577
0.693609	0.73907	2.48185
0.694737	0.75968	2.52933
0.695865	0.78179	2.57828
0.696992	0.80553	2.62877
0.69812	0.83107	2.68088
0.699248	0.85859	2.73469
0.700376	0.88829	2.79029
0.701504	0.92043	2.84775
0.702632	0.95525	2.90717
0.703759	0.99308	2.96862
0.704887	1.03424	3.03217
0.706015	1.07915	3.09788
0.707143	1.12825	3.16581
0.708271	1.18207	3.23597
0.709399	1.24119	3.30834
0.710526	1.30633	3.38288
0.711654	1.37825	3.45944
0.712782	1.45786	3.5378
0.71391	1.54615	3.6176
0.715038	1.64432	3.69832
0.716165	1.75361	3.77918
0.717293	1.87543	3.85911
0.718421	2.01128	3.93662
0.719549	2.16261	4.00972
0.720677	2.33083	4.07577
0.721805	2.51705	4.13136
0.722932	2.72173	4.17225
0.72406	2.94436	4.1934
0.725188	3.18296	4.18913
0.726316	3.43356	4.15361
0.727444	3.68989	4.08165
0.728571	3.94337	3.96978
0.729699	4.18383	3.81741
0.730827	4.40075	3.62763
0.731955	4.58501	3.4072
0.733083	4.73042	3.16565
0.734211	4.83456	2.91371
0.735338	4.89864	2.66156
0.736466	4.92671	2.41762
0.737594	4.92448	2.18784
0.738722	4.89812	1.97577
0.73985	4.85345	1.78302
0.740977	4.79563	1.6097
0.742105	4.72889	1.45494
0.743233	4.65651	1.31744
0.744361	4.58106	1.19552
0.745489	4.50439	1.08756
0.746617	4.42786	0.99191
0.747744	4.35241	0.90712
0.748872	4.27868	0.83181
0.75	4.20711	0.76483
0.751128	4.13794	0.70512
0.752256	4.07132	0.65176
0.753383	4.00731	0.604
0.754511	3.9459	0.56114
0.755639	3.88705	0.52258
0.756767	3.83068	0.48783
0.757895	3.77671	0.45645
0.759023	3.72506	0.42806
0.76015	3.6756	0.40232
0.761278	3.62823	0.37895
0.762406	3.58286	0.3577
0.763534	3.53938	0.33835
0.764662	3.49768	0.32071
0.765789	3.45769	0.3046
0.766917	3.4193	0.28989
0.768045	3.38244	0.27644
0.769173	3.34702	0.26414
0.770301	3.31296	0.25288
0.771429	3.28021	0.24257
0.772556	3.24868	0.23313
0.773684	3.21832	0.22448
0.774812	3.18907	0.21657
0.77594	3.16088	0.20934
0.777068	3.13369	0.20272
0.778195	3.10746	0.19668
0.779323	3.08214	0.19118
0.780451	3.05769	0.18616
0.781579	3.03407	0.1816
0.782707	3.01125	0.17747
0.783835	2.98919	0.17374
0.784962	2.96785	0.17037
0.78609	2.94722	0.16736
0.787218	2.92726	0.16466
0.788346	2.90795	0.16226
0.789474	2.88926	0.16015
0.790602	2.87117	0.15831
0.791729	2.85366	0.15671
0.792857	2.8367	0.15535
0.793985	2.82029	0.1542
0.795113	2.80439	0.15326
0.796241	2.78901	0.15251
0.797368	2.77411	0.15194
0.798496	2.75968	0.15154
0.799624	2.74572	0.15129
0.800752	2.73221	0.15119
0.80188	2.71913	0.15123
0.803008	2.70648	0.15139
0.804135	2.69424	0.15166
0.805263	2.6824	0.15205
0.806391	2.67095	0.15253
0.807519	2.65989	0.1531
0.808647	2.6492	0.15374
0.809774	2.63888	0.15446
0.810902	2.62891	0.15525
0.81203	2.61929	0.15608
0.813158	2.61	0.15696
0.814286	2.60105	0.15788
0.815414	2.59242	0.15883
0.816541	2.5841	0.1598
0.817669	2.57609	0.16079
0.818797	2.56837	0.16178
0.819925	2.56094	0.16277
0.821053	2.5538	0.16376
0.82218	2.54693	0.16472
0.823308	2.54032	0.16567
0.824436	2.53396	0.16659
0.825564	2.52786	0.16748
0.826692	2.52199	0.16832
0.82782	2.51635	0.16912
0.828947	2.51094	0.16987
0.830075	2.50574	0.17057
0.831203	2.50074	0.1712
0.832331	2.49593	0.17177
0.833459	2.49131	0.17227
0.834586	2.48686	0.17269
0.835714	2.48258	0.17305
0.836842	2.47846	0.17332
0.83797	2.47449	0.17352
0.839098	2.47066	0.17364
0.840226	2.46696	0.17367
0.841353	2.46338	0.17362
0.842481	2.45992	0.17349
0.843609	2.45656	0.17327
0.844737	2.45331	0.17297
0.845865	2.45014	0.17258
0.846992	2.44705	0.17212
0.84812	2.44404	0.17158
0.849248	2.4411	0.17096
0.850376	2.43823	0.17026
0.851504	2.4354	0.16949
0.852632	2.43263	0.16864
0.853759	2.4299	0.16773
0.854887	2.42721	0.16676
0.856015	2.42455	0.16572
0.857143	2.42193	0.16462
0.858271	2.41933	0.16346
0.859399	2.41674	0.16226
0.860526	2.41418	0.161
0.861654	2.41163	0.1597
0.862782	2.4091	0.15835
0.86391	2.40657	0.15697
0.865038	2.40405	0.15555
0.866165	2.40154	0.1541
0.867293	2.39903	0.15262
0.868421	2.39652	0.15111
0.869549	2.39401	0.14958
0.870677	2.3915	0.14803
0.871805	2.38899	0.14647
0.872932	2.38648	0.14489
0.87406	2.38397	0.1433
0.875188	2.38146	0.1417
0.876316	2.37895	0.14009
0.877444	2.37644	0.13847
0.878571	2.37393	0.13685
0.879699	2.37141	0.13522
0.880827	2.3689	0.13359
0.881955	2.36637	0.13195
0.883083	2.36385	0.13032
0.884211	2.36131	0.12869
0.885338	2.35878	0.12707
0.886466	2.35624	0.12545
0.887594	2.3537	0.12384
0.888722	2.35116	0.12224
0.88985	2.34861	0.12065
0.890977	2.34606	0.11907
0.892105	2.34352	0.1175
0.893233	2.34097	0.11595
0.894361	2.33842	0.11441
0.895489	2.33587	0.11288
0.896617	2.33332	0.11138
0.897744	2.33078	0.10988
0.898872	2.32824	0.10841
0.9	2.3257	0.10695

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About C32H44N2O6 (SQIB)

SQIB is a squaraine dye molecule widely studied for its strong absorption in the near-infrared region and excellent photostability. With a molecular formula of C₃₂H₄₄N₂O₆, it consists of a central squaraine core linked to substituted diisobutylamino-hydroxyphenyl groups. The abbreviation SQIB comes from “SQ” for squaraine and “IB” for the diisobutyl substituents.
SQIB is most often investigated in its crystalline form, where the molecules arrange into ordered π–π stacked structures. These single crystals and crystalline thin films exhibit sharp and intense absorption bands, strong excitonic coupling, and anisotropic optical properties that depend on crystal orientation.
The bulky alkyl substituents improve solubility in organic solvents and facilitate the growth of high-quality films and crystals. SQIB crystals are of significant interest for organic photovoltaics (OPVs), organic field-effect transistors (OFETs), near-infrared photodetectors, and fundamental studies of exciton transport and molecular aggregation.
Owing to its strong optical response, tunable self-assembly, and crystalline order, SQIB remains an important model compound in the design of next-generation optoelectronic materials.

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