Some optical properties of CdSe single crystals

S. P. Keller, G. D. Pettit

Optical transmission and reflection measurements were made on a single crystal of CdSe (crystal class C₆ᵥ) with light polarized parallel and perpendicular to the 𝘤 axis. The absorption coefficients, μ⊥ and μII, were determined and are presented as functions of incident photon energy, at room temperature. The selection rule, μ>μII, expected for all solids in the crystal classes Cₙᵥ and Cₙ, where 𝘯=3, 4, or 6, is very well obeyed in CdSe. The absorption coefficients are not simple functions of the photon energy, but are nearly exponential and almost follow Urbach's rule. The fluorescence of the single crystal has been measured at 77°K. It is peaked at 920 mμ and it is slightly polarized perpendicular to the c axis. The results are similar to what has been obtained for hexagonal ZnS. © 1960 The American Physical Society.

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Temperature K: 298 Wavelength Range, μm: 0.718-0.870 Geometry θ' θ'': 0° 0° Composition (weight percent), Specifications, and Remarks: Single crystal CdS containing between 10 and 20 ppm Zn; light polarized perpendicular to the c-axis; data extracted from smooth curve.
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Temperature K: 298 Wavelength Range, μm: 0.703-0.870 Geometry θ' θ'': ~0°-0° Composition (weight percent), Specifications, and Remarks: Above specimen and conditions except light polarized parallel to the c-axis.
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Temperature K: 298 Wavelength Range, μm: 0.718-0.870 Geometry θ' θ'': 0° 0° Composition (weight percent), Specifications, and Remarks: Single crystal CdS containing between 10 and 20 ppm Zn; light polarized perpendicular to the c-axis; data extracted from smooth curve.
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Temperature K: 298 Wavelength Range, μm: 0.703-0.870 Geometry θ' θ'': ~0°-0° Composition (weight percent), Specifications, and Remarks: Above specimen and conditions except light polarized parallel to the c-axis.