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Thin films of scandium have been deposited in high vacuum on to amorphous and crystalline substrates at room temperature. These films were examined by X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy to study the structure and orientation of films of various thicknesses. It was observed that thin scandium films evaporated on to air-cleaved mica and rocksalt substrates have a polycrystalline structure. The variation of the refractive indexn, the extinction coefficientk and optical conductivityσ 1 (ω) with wavelength were studied. Measurements were made in the spectral region from 2.5 to 40μm.
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Mahmoud, S., El Mandolah, Z.S. Structure and optical properties of vacuum-deposited scandium films on crystalline substrates. J Mater Sci 22, 651–656 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01160783
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