Relationships among optical and structural characteristics of ABSO4 crystals

We systematize the data for refractive indices and optical birefringences of ABSO4 crystals (A, B = Li, Na, K, NH4, Rb, Cs) and analyze their interrelations with structural and energy-band parameters. Besides of a number of empirical relationships that reveal low correlation coefficients and cannot...

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Published in:Optical materials 2019-09, Vol.95, p.109221, Article 109221
Main Authors: Kushnir, O.S., Shchepanskyi, P.A., Stadnyk, V.Yo, Fedorchuk, A.O.
Format: Article
Language:English
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ABSO4 crystals
Birefringence
Crystalline structure
Ionic radius
Refractive indices
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Summary:We systematize the data for refractive indices and optical birefringences of ABSO4 crystals (A, B = Li, Na, K, NH4, Rb, Cs) and analyze their interrelations with structural and energy-band parameters. Besides of a number of empirical relationships that reveal low correlation coefficients and cannot be used for predictions, we find nearly functional links of the average refractive index n with the average lattice-cell parameter and the ionic radius of alkali cation for most of the ABSO4 crystals. The refractive index n correlates perfectly with the combinations of crystal density and average atomic mass that follow from Gladstone–Dale, Lorentz and Lorentz–Lorenz formulae. Moreover, we obtain a fair correlation of n with the unit-cell volume per one sulphur atom, which is associated with chemical-bond ionicity. We discuss also the links of the refractive index and the birefringence with the bandgap and its anisotropy, which follow from the Moss and Ravindra–Gupta formulae. Resources for ascertaining the birefringence size and availability of a zero-birefringence point in the ABSO4 crystals are poorer, when compared with the case of refractive indices. Our results suggest some physical and practical means for predicting basic optical properties of new materials. •We offer physical grounds to ascertain basic optical properties of new materials.•Refraction and birefringence of ABSO4 crystals are linked to structural parameters.•Refractive index depends on lattice-cell parameter and alkali-cation radius.•Refractive index correlates with unit-cell volume per sulphur atom (bond ionicity).•Birefringence size and availability of zero-birefringence point can be predicted.
ISSN:0925-3467
1873-1252
DOI:10.1016/j.optmat.2019.109221