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ArticleChemphyschem : a European journal of chemical physics and physical chemistry2024

Accurate Determination of the Uniaxial Complex Refractive Index and the Optical Band Gap of Polymer Thin Films to Correlate Their Absorption Strength and Onset of Absorption.

Alexander Kamptner, Markus C Scharber, Manuela Schiek

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Article in Chemphyschem : a European journal of chemical physics and physical chemistry, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  1. Synthesis, Structure, and Thin Film Optical Properties of a Chiral Benzothiazole-Derived Squaraine.Chemphyschem : a European journal of chemical physics and physical chemistry · 2026
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Alexander KamptnerInstitute for Physical Chemistry (IPC) & Linz Institute for Organic Solar Cells (LIOS), Johannes Kepler University, Altenberger Str. 69, A-4040, Linz, Austria E-mal.
Markus C ScharberInstitute for Physical Chemistry (IPC) & Linz Institute for Organic Solar Cells (LIOS), Johannes Kepler University, Altenberger Str. 69, A-4040, Linz, Austria E-mal.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4918-4803
Manuela SchiekInstitute for Physical Chemistry (IPC) & Linz Institute for Organic Solar Cells (LIOS), Johannes Kepler University, Altenberger Str. 69, A-4040, Linz, Austria E-mal.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0108-2998

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Linz Institute of Technology
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The advanced development of optoelectronic devices requires a methodical knowledge of the fundamental material properties of the key active components. Systematic investigations and correlations of such basic optical properties can lead to new insights for the design of more potent materials. In this perspective, we provide a systematic overview of the uniaxial anisotropic complex refractive indices and the absorption coefficients obtained by ellipsometry as well as the optical band gap energies derived from Tauc plots of six selected solution-processed polymer thin films. While the optical band gap energies are intentionally distributed over the visible spectral range, we found that the absorption strength of all polymer samples are grouped in a random distribution within a rather uniform range of values.

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AnisotropyDielectric FunctionOrganic Semiconducting PolymersTauc PlotUniaxialVariable Angle Spectroscopic Ellipsometry

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PMID39096317
PMCPMC11614375

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