Complex Refractive Index Spectrum of CsPbBr 3 Nanocrystals via the Effective Medium Approximation

Journal article

We have estimated the intrinsic complex refractive index spectrum of a CsPbBr3 nanocrystal. With various dilute solutions of CsPbBr3 nanocrystals dissolved in toluene, effective refractive indices were measured at two different wavelengths using Michelson interferometry. Given the effective absorption spectrum of the solution, a full spectrum of the effective refractive index was also obtained through the Kramers–Krönig relations. Based on the Maxwell–Garnett model in the effective medium approximation, the real and imaginary spectrum of the complex refractive index was estimated for the CsPbBr3 nanocrystal, and the dominant inaccuracy was attributed to the size inhomogeneity.

Authors: Park, S; Kim, J; Kim, MJ; Kim, MW; Taylor, RA

• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Peer reviewed
• Publisher: MDPI
• Journal: Nanomaterials
• Volume: 15
• Issue: 3
• Article number: 181
• Publication date: 2025-01-24
• Acceptance date: 2025-01-22
• DOI: 10.3390/nano15030181
• EISSN: 2079-4991
• ISSN: 2079-4991
• Language: English
• Keywords: perovskite; colloidal quantum dots; effective medium approximation; complex refractive index