Refractive Index of Pt, Platinum

A dense, malleable, ductile, precious, gray-white transition metal, platinum is resistant to corrosion.

For a typical sample of Pt the refractive index and extinction coefficient at 632.8 nm are 2.327 and 4.148. Below are files of complete refractive index and extinction coefficients. If the file is not available for download, you can request our proprietary file by clicking "Request".

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Wavelength (nm)

Refractive Index Reference - Sopra Material Database

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