SrF2 (Strontium fluoride)
Glasses, oxides and dielectrics
8 datasets, together covering 0.001582–1000 µm. Default: Li 1980: n 0.15–12.0 µm.
Compare datasets
Tick datasets in the list to add them to the plot (up to 12).
Datasets
- Li 1980: n 0.15–12.0 µm
- Rodríguez-de Marcos et al. 2013: n,k 0.001582–682.2 µm
- Feldman et al. 1978: n 0.21–11.5 µm
- Bosomworth 1967: k 46.5–500 µm; 5 K
- Bosomworth 1967: n,k 46.5–1000 µm; 80 K
- Bosomworth 1967: k 70–1000 µm; 200 K
- Bosomworth 1967: n,k 62.5–1000 µm; 300 K
- Kaiser et al. 1962: n,k 10–80 µm
Use it in Lightsmith
Load this data in Python, simulate in one more line
pip install lightsmith
import lightsmith as ls
# SrF2 (Strontium fluoride): Li 1980: n 0.15–12.0 µm
srf2 = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("main", "SrF2", "Li", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(srf2.range_nm) # (150, 14000) nm
eps = srf2.eps([633]) # complex permittivityDownloads 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_e9f4973e764e/lightsmith"
srf2 = ls.Tabulated.model_validate(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(url)))
print(srf2.source) # citation and provenance travel with the dataAny dataset here, as the library's Tabulated material (srf2/li-1980).
# ... load srf2 as above, then:
sim = ls.Simulation(
particles=[ls.Particle(shape=ls.Sphere(radius_nm=50), material=srf2)],
medium_index=1.0,
wavelengths=ls.WavelengthRange(start_nm=400, stop_nm=1000, num=81),
)
res = ls.solve(sim) # exact Mie for a sphere
print(res.q_ext) # extinction efficiency at each wavelengthSame spec runs with DDA, FDTD, BEM or T-matrix: ls.compare(sim, ["mie", "dda"]).
import json, urllib.request
import lightsmith as ls
url = "https://materials.lightsmith.dev/v1/datasets/ds_e9f4973e764e/lightsmith?model=drude_lorentz"
srf2_dl = ls.DrudeLorentz.model_validate(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(url)))A dispersive Drude–Lorentz model for time-domain solvers.
Lightsmith is open source (MIT): Mie, T-matrix, BEM, DDA, FDTD, RCWA, TMM, mode solvers and inverse design behind one spec, on CPU or GPU. GitHub.
About SrF2 (Strontium fluoride)
Strontium fluoride (SrF2) is an inorganic compound that appears as a white crystalline solid at room temperature. With a high melting point and good thermal stability, it is often used in optical applications due to its notable transparency to ultraviolet and visible wavelengths. Its optical clarity has led to its use in the manufacture of windows and lenses, especially in specialized optical systems. Additionally, SrF2 is employed as a thin film in the production of optical coatings, thanks to its low refractive index. Moreover, the compound is explored for potential use in fluoride ion batteries due to its high ionic conductivity. In nature, strontium fluoride occurs as the mineral strontianite, though most commercial preparations are synthesized through chemical reactions.
Other names: Strontium fluoride, Strontium difluoride, Strontium(II) fluoride
API: /v1/materials/mat_f72cc5a06d10 · slug srf2