Handbook On Optical Constants Of Metals, The: In Tables And Figures

In Tables and Figures

Sadao Adachi

• Publisher: WSPC
• Year: 2012
• Print ISBN: 9789814405942
• eBook ISBN: 9789814405966
• Topic: Biological Sciences
• Subtopic: Science General
• Index: Biological Sciences

This book presents data on the optical constants of metal elements (Na, Au, Mg, Hg, Sc, Al, Ti, β-Sn, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, La, Th, etc.) semimetal elements (graphite, Sb, etc.), metallic compounds (TiN, VC, TiSi 2, CoSi 2, etc.) and high-temperature superconducting materials (YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-δ, MgB 2, etc.). A complete set of the optical constants are presented in tabular and graphical forms over the entire photon-energy range. They are: the complex dielectric constant ε( E )=ε 1 ( E )+iε 2 ( E ), the complex refractive index n *( E )= n ( E )+i k ( E ), the absorption coefficient α( E ) and the normal-incidence reflectivity R ( E ). The book will aid many who are interested to know the optical constants of the metals, semimetals, metallic compounds and high-temperature superconducting materials in the course of their work.

Sample Chapter(s)
Chapter 1: Introduction (1,081 KB)
Chapter 2: Metals and Semimetal Elements (268 KB)
Chapter 3: Transition Metal-Carbides and Nitrides (261 KB)
Chapter 5: High-Tc Superconductors (129 KB)

Contents:

• Introduction
• Metal and Semimetal Elements
• Transition-Metal Carbides and Nitrides
• Metallic Silicides
• High- T c Superconductors

Readership: Physicists, material scientists, engineers, undergraduate and postgraduate students who work in the field of Optics, especially high energy optics.

METAL AND SEMIMETAL
ELEMENTS

2.1 IA METALS

The alkali metals are the simplest of all metals. Lithium (Li) was discovered in 1817. It is the lightest of all metals with a density only about half of that of water. Sodium (Na) was long recognized in compounds (e.g., NaCl). It was first isolated in 1807 by electrolysis of caustic soda. Potassium (K) and rubidium (Rb) were discovered in 1807 and 1861 respectively. Cesium (Cs) was discovered spectroscopically in 1860. The alkali metals are all highly reactive and are never found in elemental forms in nature. Because of this, they are usually stored in mineral oil or kerosene. The alkali metals are mostly silver-colored except for Cs which has a golden tint, and are soft materials of low density. Table 2.1 summarizes some physical properties of group-Ia alkali metals.

Table 2.1 Summary of some physical properties of group-Ia metals. bcc = body-centered cubic; T_m = melting point; g = crystal density.

2.1.1 Lithium (Li)

Table 2.2 Optical constants of Li at 300 K [1,2].

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Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title
• Copyright
• Preface
• contents
• Chapter 01
• chapter 2
• Chapter 03
• chapter 4
• Chapter 05