Fundamental optical absorption edge of undoped tetragonal zirconium dioxide

Autor: R. S. Sorbello, C. R. Aita, E. E. Hoppe
Rok vydání: 2003
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Zdroj: Applied Physics Letters. 82:677-679
ISSN: 1077-3118
0003-6951
DOI: 10.1063/1.1543234
Popis: The high-frequency optical absorption edge of pure tetragonal ZrO2, isolated in a ZrO2–Al2O3 nanolaminate film structure, was determined using transmission spectrophotometry. The functional dependence of the absorption coefficient on photon energy shows two interband transitions: an initial indirect transition at 5.22 eV (i.e., the band gap) followed by a direct transition at 5.87 eV. The edge structure is associated with O 2p→Zr 4d electron states and discussed in terms of ab initio calculations reported in the literature.
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