Journal of Advanced Materials and Technologies

Journal of Advanced Materials and Technologies

Determination of Dielectric and Optical Properties of Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework-8 (ZIF-8) by Reflection Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy (REELS)

Document Type : Original Reaearch Article

Authors
Mehdi Pooriraj 1
Shaaker Hajati 2
Morteza Moradi 2
1 M. Sc., Department of Semiconductors, Materials and Energy Research Center (MERC), MeshkinDasht, Alborz, Iran
2 Associate Professor, Department of Semiconductors, Materials and Energy Research Center (MERC), MeshkinDasht, Alborz, Iran
10.30501/jamt.2021.253759.1136
Abstract
Specific properties such as pore tunability, structural variety as well as chemical, mechanical, and thermal stability, make zeolitic imidazolate frameworks (ZIFs) suitable and of high importance for practical applications. Optical and chemical sensors and supercapacitors are among these applications which necessitate the detailed study of optical and dielectric properties of ZIFs. Therefore, ZIF-8 as a zinc-based mesoporous material was studied by reflection electron energy loss spectroscopy (REELS) applying the Yubero-Tougaard algorithm which is based on dielectric response theory. The band gap energy (Eg) of ZIF-8 was determined to be 4.2 eV using an extrapolation procedure applied to an experimental REELS spectrum. Its bulk and surface energy loss functions were also determined. Inelastic mean free path (IMFP) values of electrons of different energies transported in ZIF-8 were determined and their large differences with values calculated from the Tanuma-Powell-Penn (TPP) formula were discussed. In addition, the obtained ELF was used to apply the Kramers-Kronig transformation to obtain the real part (ε1) and imaginary part (ε2) of the dielectric function (ε), refractive index (n), extinction coefficient (k), reflection coefficient (R) and absorption coefficient (µ) of ZIF-8 as important optical properties of this widely applicable material.
Keywords
Optical Properties
Dielectric Properties
REELS
ZIF-8

Subjects

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Journal of Advanced Materials and Technologies
Volume 10, Issue 4
Winter 2022
Pages 1-7

  • Receive Date 24 December 2020
  • Revise Date 18 February 2021
  • Accept Date 16 November 2021