OPTICAL DETERMINATIONS OF THE DIRECT ENERGY-GAP IN ALPHA-MERCURIC IODIDE AT ELEVATED-TEMPERATURES

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BURGER, A [1 ]
NASON, D [1 ]
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[1] EG&G,ENERGY MEASUREMENTS,SANTA BARBARA OPERAT,GOLETA,CA 93117
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10.1063/1.351044
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The band-gap energy of single crystals of alpha-mercuric iodide has been obtained for temperatures from ambient to the limit of stability of the phase, 400 K. The method is based on measuring the spectral shifts of the excitonic reflection and absorption peaks with changing temperature, and utilizes results for low temperatures from other investigations. The temperature coefficient of the band gap is - 3.9 x 10(-4) eV/K from 285 to 400 K, and the direct band gap at 300 K is 2.292 eV.
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