Refractive Index of ZnTe, Zinc Telluride

Zinc telluride is the chemical compound with the formula ZnTe. This solid is an intrinsic semiconductor material with band gap of 2.23-2.25 eV. It is usually a P-type semiconductor. Its crystal structure is cubic.

For a typical sample of ZnTe the refractive index and extinction coefficient at 632.8 nm are 3.044 and 0.072. 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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Wikipedia: Zinc telluride

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