Temperature Sensitive Optical Phenomena in Heavy Metal Halide Films.

Abstract

Films of PbI2 and HgI2 have been deposited on thin polymer and glass substrates. The thermal properties of the film materials were measured by a thermographic method to obtain thermal conductivity, heat diffusivity, and specific heat of the film materials. The temperature dependence of the absorption edge was measured between 0 C and 50 C for both materials and ranging down to -175 C for PbI2. These properties are needed in order to evaluate the potential application of each material as an absorption-edge-modulated transducer for thermal imaging.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 08, 1979
Accession Number
ADA069537

Entities

People

  • B. R. Youmans
  • D. M. Heinz
  • F. S. Stearns
  • J. D. Mcmullen

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Crystal Structure
  • Data Analysis
  • Films
  • Glass Transition Temperature
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Transfer
  • Isotherms
  • Lasers
  • Measurement
  • Optical Materials
  • Optical Phenomena
  • Optical Properties
  • Optics
  • Phase Transformations
  • Refractive Index
  • Thermal Conductivity
  • Transition Temperature

Fields of Study

  • Materials science
  • Physics

Readers

  • Plasma Physics.
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.