Energy Gap-Refractive Index Relations in Perovskites
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Background
3. Theory
4. Results and Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Perovskite | Energy Gap ‘’ | Refractive Index ‘n’ | This Method (Equation (13a) and (13b)) | AAE | Wemple- DiDomenico Relation (Equation (12a) and (12b)) | AAE | Moss Relation (Equation (1) | AAE | Ravindra Relation (Equation (4)) | AAE | Herve- Vandamme Relation (Equation (5)) | AAE |
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4.1 [73] | 2.388 (632.8 nm) [73] | |||||||||||
3.93 [74] | ≈2.4 [75] | |||||||||||
10.2 [76] | 1.404 (632.8 nm) [73] | |||||||||||
3.5 [77] | ≈2.46 [78] | |||||||||||
3.4 [79] | 2.52 [80] | |||||||||||
3.8 [81] | 2.134 (5.7 eV) [81] | |||||||||||
1.67 [82] | 2.46 (435 nm) [82] | |||||||||||
4.35 [83] | 2.2 (632.8 nm) [73] | |||||||||||
2.3 [84] | ≈2.3 (580 nm) [85] | |||||||||||
3.0 [84] | ≈1.91 [86] | |||||||||||
4.7 [87] | ≈2.183 (632.8 nm) [73] | |||||||||||
5.30 [88] | 2.13 [89] | |||||||||||
6.15 [88] | 2.16 [90] | |||||||||||
6.40 [88] | 2.1 [91] | |||||||||||
10.86 [92] | 1.388 (583.9 nm) [61] | |||||||||||
9.8 [76] | 1.544 (632.8 nm) [73] | |||||||||||
7.237 [93] | 1.53 (583.9 nm) [61] | |||||||||||
10.9 [94] | 1.46 [95] | |||||||||||
6.89 [96] | 1.58,1.603 (583.9 nm) [61,96] |
Oxide Perovskite | Energy Gap (HSE) ‘’ [97] | [102] | This Method (Equation (13a)) | Wemple– DiDomenico Relation (Equation (12a)) | Moss Relation (Equation (1)) | Ravindra Relation (Equation (4)) | Herve– Vandamme Relation (Equation (5)) | Other Works |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
≈2.52 [80] | ||||||||
− | ||||||||
≈ [103] | ||||||||
≈ (632.8 nm) [73] | ||||||||
≈ [104] | ||||||||
≈ [105] | ||||||||
− | ||||||||
− | ||||||||
− | ||||||||
− | ||||||||
− | ||||||||
≈ [89] | ||||||||
− | ||||||||
≈ [103] | ||||||||
≈ (632.8 nm) [73] | ||||||||
− | ||||||||
7.87 * [106] | ||||||||
− | ||||||||
− | ||||||||
≈ [107] | ||||||||
− | ||||||||
24.31 ** [108] | ||||||||
≈ [109] | ||||||||
≈ [90] | ||||||||
[110] | ||||||||
− | ||||||||
≈ [78] | ||||||||
− | ||||||||
≈ [105] |
Halide Perovskite | Energy Gap (HSE) ‘’ [97] | [102] | This Method (Equation (13b)) | Wemple– DiDomenico Relation (Equation (12b)) | Moss Relation (Equation (1)) | Ravindra Relation (Equation (4)) | Herve–Vandamme Relation (Equation (5)) | Other Works |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
− | ||||||||
≈2.19 [111] | ||||||||
− | ||||||||
≈1.404 (632.8 nm) [73] | ||||||||
≈ 1.28 [96] | ||||||||
− | ||||||||
≈1.5 [112] | ||||||||
− | ||||||||
≈1.52 [112] | ||||||||
≈1.478 [61] | ||||||||
4.56 * [90,97] | ||||||||
− | ||||||||
− | ||||||||
− | ||||||||
≈2.134 (5.7 eV) [81] | ||||||||
≈ [111] | ||||||||
− | ||||||||
≈1.53 (583.9 nm) [61] | ||||||||
≈1.58, 1.603 (583.9 nm) [61,96] | ||||||||
≈ [113] | ||||||||
≈ 2.3 (580 nm) [85] | ||||||||
≈ [90] | ||||||||
≈1.91 [86] | ||||||||
≈ [111] | ||||||||
≈ 1.388 (583.9 nm) [61] | ||||||||
− | ||||||||
− | ||||||||
− | ||||||||
− |
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Lamichhane, A.; Ravindra, N.M. Energy Gap-Refractive Index Relations in Perovskites. Materials 2020, 13, 1917. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13081917
Lamichhane A, Ravindra NM. Energy Gap-Refractive Index Relations in Perovskites. Materials. 2020; 13(8):1917. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13081917
Chicago/Turabian StyleLamichhane, Aneer, and Nuggehalli M. Ravindra. 2020. "Energy Gap-Refractive Index Relations in Perovskites" Materials 13, no. 8: 1917. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13081917