Optical properties of liquid tin between 0. 62 and 3. 7 eV

Journal Article · Tue Apr 15 04:00:00 EST 1980 · Phys. Rev., B: Condens. Matter; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.21.3043· OSTI ID:5458829

Petrakian, J P; Cathers, A R; Parks, J E; MacRae, R A; Callcott, i A; Arakawa, E T

The optical constants of liquid tin at 261 /sup 0/C have been deduced from ellipsometric measurements for photon energies between 0.62 and 3.7 eV. Liquid tin behaves like a nearly-free-electron metal over the measured range. The Drude parameters were derived from the real part of the dielectric constant, giving tau=4.90 x 10/sup -16/ sec for the relaxation time and m*/m=0.98 for the ratio of the effective mass to free-electron mass. Comparison is made with previous results for liquid tin and also with data for solid tin.

• Research Organization: Health and Safety Research Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-26
• OSTI ID: 5458829
• Journal Information: Phys. Rev., B: Condens. Matter; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev., B: Condens. Matter; (United States) Vol. 21:8; ISSN PRBMD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
360104* -- Metals & Alloys-- Physical Properties
ELEMENTS
FLUIDS
IMPURITIES
LIQUID METALS
LIQUIDS
METALS
OPTICAL PROPERTIES
PERMITTIVITY
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
REFLECTIVITY
SURFACE PROPERTIES
TIN