At one wavelength

Refractive index n: 1.8773
Extinction coefficient k: 0.0940442

Permittivity ε₁: 3.51543
Permittivity ε₂: 0.353099

Absorption coefficient α: 20112.2 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk): 994.42 nm

Abbe number V_d: —
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ: -0.46 µm⁻¹

Group index n_g: 2.1476
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

# ZnO-CdO (Zinc cadmium oxide, ZnCdO): Aguilar et al. 2019: n,k 0.3–3.2 µm; 90% ZnO
zno_cdo = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("other", "ZnO-CdO", "Aguilar-90", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(zno_cdo.range_nm)  # (300, 3200) nm
eps = zno_cdo.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_58441f737122/lightsmith"
zno_cdo = ls.Tabulated.model_validate(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(url)))
print(zno_cdo.source)  # citation and provenance travel with the data

Any dataset here, as the library's Tabulated material (zno-cdo/aguilar-2019-90).

# ... load zno_cdo as above, then:
sim = ls.Simulation(
    particles=[ls.Particle(shape=ls.Sphere(radius_nm=50), material=zno_cdo)],
    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 wavelength

Same spec runs with DDA, FDTD, BEM or T-matrix: ls.compare(sim, ["mie", "dda"]).

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Comments and conditions

Zn_0.9Cd_0.1O (90% ZnO, 10% CdO) thin film.

References

O. Aguilar, S. de Castro, M. P. F. Godoy, M. R. S. Dias. Optoelectronic characterization of Zn_1-xCd_xO thin films as an alternative to photonic crystals in organic solar cells. Opt. Mater. Express 9, 3638-3648 (2019) (Numerical data kindly provided by Mariama Rebello de Sousa Dias)

doi:10.1364/ome.9.003638 Optoelectronic characterization of Zn 1-x Cd x O thin films as an alternative to photonic crystals in organic solar cells, Optical Materials Express (2019)

Cite

Omar Aguilar, Suelen de Castro, Marcio P. F. Godoy and Mariama Rebello Sousa Dias. Optoelectronic characterization of Zn 1-x Cd x O thin films as an alternative to photonic crystals in organic solar cells. Optical Materials Express, 9, 3638 (2019), doi:10.1364/ome.9.003638; Data from the refractiveindex.info database (M. N. Polyanskiy, Sci. Data 11, 94 (2024), doi:10.1038/s41597-023-02898-2)

Data

581 rows as published

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

ZnO-CdO (Zinc cadmium oxide, ZnCdO), Aguilar et al. 2019: n,k 0.3–3.2 µm; 90% ZnO: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)	n	k
0.3	1.7235	0.43664
0.305	1.7285	0.44447
0.31	1.736	0.45198
0.315	1.7459	0.45866
0.32	1.7578	0.46405
0.325	1.7713	0.46783
0.33	1.786	0.46977
0.335	1.8015	0.46977
0.34	1.8175	0.46779
0.345	1.8334	0.46388
0.35	1.849	0.45816
0.355	1.8641	0.4508
0.36	1.8783	0.44196
0.365	1.8916	0.43187
0.37	1.9039	0.42072
0.375	1.9149	0.40873
0.38	1.9248	0.39608
0.385	1.9334	0.38298
0.39	1.9409	0.36958
0.395	1.9472	0.35603
0.4	1.9524	0.34247
0.405	1.9565	0.32902
0.41	1.9597	0.31577
0.415	1.9619	0.3028
0.42	1.9634	0.29018
0.425	1.9641	0.27796
0.43	1.9641	0.26618
0.435	1.9636	0.25487
0.44	1.9625	0.24404
0.445	1.961	0.23371
0.45	1.959	0.22389
0.455	1.9568	0.21456
0.46	1.9542	0.20572
0.465	1.9515	0.19737
0.47	1.9485	0.18948
0.475	1.9454	0.18204
0.48	1.9422	0.17504
0.485	1.9389	0.16845
0.49	1.9355	0.16226
0.495	1.9321	0.15643
0.5	1.9287	0.15096
0.505	1.9253	0.14583
0.51	1.9219	0.14101
0.515	1.9186	0.13648
0.52	1.9153	0.13222
0.525	1.912	0.12823
0.53	1.9088	0.12447
0.535	1.9057	0.12094
0.54	1.9026	0.11762
0.545	1.8996	0.11449
0.55	1.8967	0.11155
0.555	1.8939	0.10877
0.56	1.8911	0.10615
0.565	1.8885	0.10367
0.57	1.8859	0.10133
0.575	1.8833	0.099115
0.58	1.8809	0.097017
0.585	1.8785	0.095027
0.59	1.8762	0.093137
0.595	1.874	0.091342
0.6	1.8718	0.089633
0.605	1.8698	0.088006
0.61	1.8677	0.086453
0.615	1.8658	0.084972
0.62	1.8639	0.083555
0.625	1.862	0.0822
0.63	1.8603	0.080902
0.635	1.8585	0.079657
0.64	1.8569	0.078462
0.645	1.8553	0.077313
0.65	1.8537	0.076209
0.655	1.8522	0.075145
0.66	1.8507	0.07412
0.665	1.8493	0.073131
0.67	1.8479	0.072175
0.675	1.8466	0.071252
0.68	1.8453	0.070359
0.685	1.844	0.069495
0.69	1.8428	0.068658
0.695	1.8416	0.067846
0.7	1.8404	0.067058
0.705	1.8393	0.066292
0.71	1.8382	0.065549
0.715	1.8371	0.064826
0.72	1.8361	0.064123
0.725	1.8351	0.063438
0.73	1.8341	0.062771
0.735	1.8332	0.062121
0.74	1.8322	0.061487
0.745	1.8313	0.060869
0.75	1.8304	0.060265
0.755	1.8296	0.059675
0.76	1.8287	0.059099
0.765	1.8279	0.058536
0.77	1.8271	0.057985
0.775	1.8263	0.057447
0.78	1.8256	0.05692
0.785	1.8248	0.056404
0.79	1.8241	0.055898
0.795	1.8234	0.055403
0.8	1.8227	0.054918
0.805	1.8221	0.054442
0.81	1.8214	0.053976
0.815	1.8208	0.053518
0.82	1.8201	0.053069
0.825	1.8195	0.052629
0.83	1.8189	0.052196
0.835	1.8183	0.051772
0.84	1.8177	0.051355
0.845	1.8172	0.050945
0.85	1.8166	0.050542
0.855	1.8161	0.050147
0.86	1.8156	0.049758
0.865	1.815	0.049375
0.87	1.8145	0.048999
0.875	1.814	0.04863
0.88	1.8135	0.048266
0.885	1.8131	0.047908
0.89	1.8126	0.047555
0.895	1.8121	0.047209
0.9	1.8117	0.046867
0.905	1.8112	0.046531
0.91	1.8108	0.0462
0.915	1.8104	0.045874
0.92	1.81	0.045553
0.925	1.8095	0.045237
0.93	1.8091	0.044926
0.935	1.8087	0.044618
0.94	1.8084	0.044316
0.945	1.808	0.044018
0.95	1.8076	0.043723
0.955	1.8072	0.043434
0.96	1.8069	0.043148
0.965	1.8065	0.042866
0.97	1.8062	0.042588
0.975	1.8058	0.042313
0.98	1.8055	0.042043
0.985	1.8052	0.041776
0.99	1.8048	0.041513
0.995	1.8045	0.041253
1.0	1.8042	0.040996
1.005	1.8039	0.040743
1.01	1.8036	0.040493
1.015	1.8033	0.040246
1.02	1.803	0.040003
1.025	1.8027	0.039762
1.03	1.8024	0.039525
1.035	1.8021	0.039291
1.04	1.8018	0.039059
1.045	1.8016	0.03883
1.05	1.8013	0.038604
1.055	1.801	0.038381
1.06	1.8008	0.038161
1.065	1.8005	0.037943
1.07	1.8003	0.037727
1.075	1.8	0.037515
1.08	1.7998	0.037304
1.085	1.7995	0.037097
1.09	1.7993	0.036891
1.095	1.7991	0.036688
1.1	1.7988	0.036487
1.105	1.7986	0.036289
1.11	1.7984	0.036093
1.115	1.7982	0.035899
1.12	1.7979	0.035707
1.125	1.7977	0.035517
1.13	1.7975	0.03533
1.135	1.7973	0.035144
1.14	1.7971	0.034961
1.145	1.7969	0.034779
1.15	1.7967	0.0346
1.155	1.7965	0.034422
1.16	1.7963	0.034246
1.165	1.7961	0.034072
1.17	1.7959	0.0339
1.175	1.7957	0.03373
1.18	1.7956	0.033561
1.185	1.7954	0.033395
1.19	1.7952	0.03323
1.195	1.795	0.033066
1.2	1.7948	0.032905
1.205	1.7947	0.032745
1.21	1.7945	0.032586
1.215	1.7943	0.032429
1.22	1.7942	0.032274
1.225	1.794	0.03212
1.23	1.7938	0.031968
1.235	1.7937	0.031817
1.24	1.7935	0.031668
1.245	1.7934	0.03152
1.25	1.7932	0.031374
1.255	1.7931	0.031229
1.26	1.7929	0.031085
1.265	1.7928	0.030943
1.27	1.7926	0.030802
1.275	1.7925	0.030663
1.28	1.7923	0.030524
1.285	1.7922	0.030387
1.29	1.792	0.030252
1.295	1.7919	0.030117
1.3	1.7918	0.029984
1.305	1.7916	0.029852
1.31	1.7915	0.029721
1.315	1.7914	0.029592
1.32	1.7912	0.029463
1.325	1.7911	0.029336
1.33	1.791	0.02921
1.335	1.7909	0.029085
1.34	1.7907	0.028961
1.345	1.7906	0.028838
1.35	1.7905	0.028716
1.355	1.7904	0.028596
1.36	1.7903	0.028476
1.365	1.7901	0.028358
1.37	1.79	0.02824
1.375	1.7899	0.028123
1.38	1.7898	0.028008
1.385	1.7897	0.027893
1.39	1.7896	0.02778
1.395	1.7895	0.027667
1.4	1.7894	0.027555
1.405	1.7893	0.027444
1.41	1.7891	0.027334
1.415	1.789	0.027225
1.42	1.7889	0.027117
1.425	1.7888	0.02701
1.43	1.7887	0.026904
1.435	1.7886	0.026798
1.44	1.7885	0.026694
1.445	1.7884	0.02659
1.45	1.7883	0.026487
1.455	1.7883	0.026385
1.46	1.7882	0.026284
1.465	1.7881	0.026183
1.47	1.788	0.026084
1.475	1.7879	0.025985
1.48	1.7878	0.025887
1.485	1.7877	0.025789
1.49	1.7876	0.025692
1.495	1.7875	0.025597
1.5	1.7874	0.025501
1.505	1.7873	0.025407
1.51	1.7873	0.025313
1.515	1.7872	0.02522
1.52	1.7871	0.025128
1.525	1.787	0.025037
1.53	1.7869	0.024946
1.535	1.7868	0.024855
1.54	1.7868	0.024766
1.545	1.7867	0.024677
1.55	1.7866	0.024589
1.555	1.7865	0.024501
1.56	1.7865	0.024414
1.565	1.7864	0.024328
1.57	1.7863	0.024242
1.575	1.7862	0.024157
1.58	1.7862	0.024073
1.585	1.7861	0.023989
1.59	1.786	0.023906
1.595	1.7859	0.023823
1.6	1.7859	0.023741
1.605	1.7858	0.02366
1.61	1.7857	0.023579
1.615	1.7857	0.023498
1.62	1.7856	0.023419
1.625	1.7855	0.023339
1.63	1.7854	0.023261
1.635	1.7854	0.023183
1.64	1.7853	0.023105
1.645	1.7852	0.023028
1.65	1.7852	0.022952
1.655	1.7851	0.022876
1.66	1.7851	0.0228
1.665	1.785	0.022725
1.67	1.7849	0.022651
1.675	1.7849	0.022577
1.68	1.7848	0.022503
1.685	1.7847	0.02243
1.69	1.7847	0.022358
1.695	1.7846	0.022286
1.7	1.7846	0.022214
1.705	1.7845	0.022143
1.71	1.7844	0.022073
1.715	1.7844	0.022003
1.72	1.7843	0.021933
1.725	1.7843	0.021864
1.73	1.7842	0.021795
1.735	1.7842	0.021727
1.74	1.7841	0.021659
1.745	1.7841	0.021591
1.75	1.784	0.021524
1.755	1.7839	0.021458
1.76	1.7839	0.021392
1.765	1.7838	0.021326
1.77	1.7838	0.021261
1.775	1.7837	0.021196
1.78	1.7837	0.021131
1.785	1.7836	0.021067
1.79	1.7836	0.021003
1.795	1.7835	0.02094
1.8	1.7835	0.020877
1.805	1.7834	0.020815
1.81	1.7834	0.020753
1.815	1.7833	0.020691
1.82	1.7833	0.020629
1.825	1.7832	0.020568
1.83	1.7832	0.020508
1.835	1.7831	0.020447
1.84	1.7831	0.020387
1.845	1.7831	0.020328
1.85	1.783	0.020269
1.855	1.783	0.02021
1.86	1.7829	0.020151
1.865	1.7829	0.020093
1.87	1.7828	0.020035
1.875	1.7828	0.019978
1.88	1.7827	0.019921
1.885	1.7827	0.019864
1.89	1.7827	0.019808
1.895	1.7826	0.019751
1.9	1.7826	0.019696
1.905	1.7825	0.01964
1.91	1.7825	0.019585
1.915	1.7824	0.01953
1.92	1.7824	0.019476
1.925	1.7824	0.019421
1.93	1.7823	0.019367
1.935	1.7823	0.019314
1.94	1.7822	0.019261
1.945	1.7822	0.019208
1.95	1.7822	0.019155
1.955	1.7821	0.019102
1.96	1.7821	0.01905
1.965	1.782	0.018998
1.97	1.782	0.018947
1.975	1.782	0.018896
1.98	1.7819	0.018845
1.985	1.7819	0.018794
1.99	1.7819	0.018744
1.995	1.7818	0.018693
2.0	1.7818	0.018644
2.005	1.7818	0.018594
2.01	1.7817	0.018545
2.015	1.7817	0.018496
2.02	1.7816	0.018447
2.025	1.7816	0.018398
2.03	1.7816	0.01835
2.035	1.7815	0.018302
2.04	1.7815	0.018254
2.045	1.7815	0.018207
2.05	1.7814	0.01816
2.055	1.7814	0.018113
2.06	1.7814	0.018066
2.065	1.7813	0.018019
2.07	1.7813	0.017973
2.075	1.7813	0.017927
2.08	1.7812	0.017881
2.085	1.7812	0.017836
2.09	1.7812	0.017791
2.095	1.7812	0.017745
2.1	1.7811	0.017701
2.105	1.7811	0.017656
2.11	1.7811	0.017612
2.115	1.781	0.017568
2.12	1.781	0.017524
2.125	1.781	0.01748
2.13	1.7809	0.017437
2.135	1.7809	0.017393
2.14	1.7809	0.01735
2.145	1.7809	0.017307
2.15	1.7808	0.017265
2.155	1.7808	0.017222
2.16	1.7808	0.01718
2.165	1.7807	0.017138
2.17	1.7807	0.017097
2.175	1.7807	0.017055
2.18	1.7807	0.017014
2.185	1.7806	0.016973
2.19	1.7806	0.016932
2.195	1.7806	0.016891
2.2	1.7805	0.01685
2.205	1.7805	0.01681
2.21	1.7805	0.01677
2.215	1.7805	0.01673
2.22	1.7804	0.01669
2.225	1.7804	0.016651
2.23	1.7804	0.016611
2.235	1.7804	0.016572
2.24	1.7803	0.016533
2.245	1.7803	0.016494
2.25	1.7803	0.016456
2.255	1.7803	0.016417
2.26	1.7802	0.016379
2.265	1.7802	0.016341
2.27	1.7802	0.016303
2.275	1.7802	0.016266
2.28	1.7801	0.016228
2.285	1.7801	0.016191
2.29	1.7801	0.016153
2.295	1.7801	0.016116
2.3	1.78	0.01608
2.305	1.78	0.016043
2.31	1.78	0.016007
2.315	1.78	0.01597
2.32	1.7799	0.015934
2.325	1.7799	0.015898
2.33	1.7799	0.015862
2.335	1.7799	0.015827
2.34	1.7799	0.015791
2.345	1.7798	0.015756
2.35	1.7798	0.015721
2.355	1.7798	0.015686
2.36	1.7798	0.015651
2.365	1.7797	0.015616
2.37	1.7797	0.015582
2.375	1.7797	0.015547
2.38	1.7797	0.015513
2.385	1.7797	0.015479
2.39	1.7796	0.015445
2.395	1.7796	0.015411
2.4	1.7796	0.015378
2.405	1.7796	0.015344
2.41	1.7796	0.015311
2.415	1.7795	0.015278
2.42	1.7795	0.015245
2.425	1.7795	0.015212
2.43	1.7795	0.015179
2.435	1.7795	0.015146
2.44	1.7794	0.015114
2.445	1.7794	0.015082
2.45	1.7794	0.015049
2.455	1.7794	0.015017
2.46	1.7794	0.014986
2.465	1.7793	0.014954
2.47	1.7793	0.014922
2.475	1.7793	0.014891
2.48	1.7793	0.014859
2.485	1.7793	0.014828
2.49	1.7792	0.014797
2.495	1.7792	0.014766
2.5	1.7792	0.014735
2.505	1.7792	0.014705
2.51	1.7792	0.014674
2.515	1.7792	0.014644
2.52	1.7791	0.014613
2.525	1.7791	0.014583
2.53	1.7791	0.014553
2.535	1.7791	0.014523
2.54	1.7791	0.014493
2.545	1.779	0.014464
2.55	1.779	0.014434
2.555	1.779	0.014405
2.56	1.779	0.014375
2.565	1.779	0.014346
2.57	1.779	0.014317
2.575	1.7789	0.014288
2.58	1.7789	0.014259
2.585	1.7789	0.014231
2.59	1.7789	0.014202
2.595	1.7789	0.014174
2.6	1.7789	0.014145
2.605	1.7788	0.014117
2.61	1.7788	0.014089
2.615	1.7788	0.014061
2.62	1.7788	0.014033
2.625	1.7788	0.014005
2.63	1.7788	0.013978
2.635	1.7788	0.01395
2.64	1.7787	0.013923
2.645	1.7787	0.013895
2.65	1.7787	0.013868
2.655	1.7787	0.013841
2.66	1.7787	0.013814
2.665	1.7787	0.013787
2.67	1.7786	0.01376
2.675	1.7786	0.013733
2.68	1.7786	0.013707
2.685	1.7786	0.01368
2.69	1.7786	0.013654
2.695	1.7786	0.013628
2.7	1.7786	0.013601
2.705	1.7785	0.013575
2.71	1.7785	0.013549
2.715	1.7785	0.013524
2.72	1.7785	0.013498
2.725	1.7785	0.013472
2.73	1.7785	0.013447
2.735	1.7785	0.013421
2.74	1.7784	0.013396
2.745	1.7784	0.01337
2.75	1.7784	0.013345
2.755	1.7784	0.01332
2.76	1.7784	0.013295
2.765	1.7784	0.01327
2.77	1.7784	0.013245
2.775	1.7783	0.013221
2.78	1.7783	0.013196
2.785	1.7783	0.013172
2.79	1.7783	0.013147
2.795	1.7783	0.013123
2.8	1.7783	0.013099
2.805	1.7783	0.013074
2.81	1.7783	0.01305
2.815	1.7782	0.013026
2.82	1.7782	0.013002
2.825	1.7782	0.012979
2.83	1.7782	0.012955
2.835	1.7782	0.012931
2.84	1.7782	0.012908
2.845	1.7782	0.012884
2.85	1.7782	0.012861
2.855	1.7781	0.012838
2.86	1.7781	0.012814
2.865	1.7781	0.012791
2.87	1.7781	0.012768
2.875	1.7781	0.012745
2.88	1.7781	0.012723
2.885	1.7781	0.0127
2.89	1.7781	0.012677
2.895	1.778	0.012654
2.9	1.778	0.012632
2.905	1.778	0.012609
2.91	1.778	0.012587
2.915	1.778	0.012565
2.92	1.778	0.012543
2.925	1.778	0.01252
2.93	1.778	0.012498
2.935	1.778	0.012476
2.94	1.7779	0.012455
2.945	1.7779	0.012433
2.95	1.7779	0.012411
2.955	1.7779	0.012389
2.96	1.7779	0.012368
2.965	1.7779	0.012346
2.97	1.7779	0.012325
2.975	1.7779	0.012304
2.98	1.7779	0.012282
2.985	1.7778	0.012261
2.99	1.7778	0.01224
2.995	1.7778	0.012219
3.0	1.7778	0.012198
3.005	1.7778	0.012177
3.01	1.7778	0.012156
3.015	1.7778	0.012135
3.02	1.7778	0.012115
3.025	1.7778	0.012094
3.03	1.7777	0.012073
3.035	1.7777	0.012053
3.04	1.7777	0.012033
3.045	1.7777	0.012012
3.05	1.7777	0.011992
3.055	1.7777	0.011972
3.06	1.7777	0.011952
3.065	1.7777	0.011932
3.07	1.7777	0.011912
3.075	1.7777	0.011892
3.08	1.7776	0.011872
3.085	1.7776	0.011852
3.09	1.7776	0.011832
3.095	1.7776	0.011813
3.1	1.7776	0.011793
3.105	1.7776	0.011773
3.11	1.7776	0.011754
3.115	1.7776	0.011735
3.12	1.7776	0.011715
3.125	1.7776	0.011696
3.13	1.7776	0.011677
3.135	1.7775	0.011658
3.14	1.7775	0.011639
3.145	1.7775	0.01162
3.15	1.7775	0.011601
3.155	1.7775	0.011582
3.16	1.7775	0.011563
3.165	1.7775	0.011544
3.17	1.7775	0.011525
3.175	1.7775	0.011507
3.18	1.7775	0.011488
3.185	1.7775	0.01147
3.19	1.7774	0.011451
3.195	1.7774	0.011433
3.2	1.7774	0.011414

Optical transmission calculator

Free-standing sample in vacuum, normal incidence

Transmittance T: —
Reflectance R: —

Fresnel reflection calculator

R_p: —
R_s: —
R = (R_p+R_s)/2: —
Phase φ_p: —
Phase φ_s: —
Brewster angle θ_B: —
Critical angle θ_C: —

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