The broadband dielectric architecture of layered gallium sulfide (GaS) for linear and nonlinear optical applications


Mecit G., Işık M., Hasanlı N.

MATERIALS RESEARCH EXPRESS, cilt.13, sa.12, ss.1, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 13 Sayı: 12
  • Basım Tarihi: 2026
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1088/2053-1591/ae7af9
  • Dergi Adı: MATERIALS RESEARCH EXPRESS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus, Materials Science & Engineering Collection (ProQuest), Technology Collection (ProQuest), Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Chemical Abstracts Core, Compendex, INSPEC, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1
  • TED Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Abstract Layered GaS is increasingly considered for ultraviolet optoelectronics, van der Waals nanophotonics, and nonlinear optical platforms; however, a self-consistent bulk dielectric reference connecting its dispersion, absorption, optical-conductivity, and energy-loss response remains limited. Here, we report the room-temperature effective pseudo-dielectric response of Bridgman-grown bulk GaS single crystals determined by spectroscopic ellipsometry over the photon-energy range 1.2–6.0 eV. From freshly cleaved (001) surfaces, the refractive index, extinction coefficient, absorption coefficient, optical conductivity, and surface/volume energy-loss functions are extracted within a unified framework. First-derivative analysis of the absorption coefficient identifies the indirect absorption onset at approximately 2.47 eV, consistent with previous optical benchmarks. In the transparent spectral region, the Wemple–DiDomenico single-effective-oscillator model yields E 0 6.01 eV, E d 34.6 eV, and a static refractive index of n 0 2.60 . Pronounced optical-conductivity features near 3.9 and 5.3 eV are discussed in relation to previously established interband critical-point transitions. In addition, order-of-magnitude third-order nonlinear optical parameters are estimated using Miller’s generalized rule and are presented strictly as guides for nonlinear-experiment design. The resulting dataset provides an effective ordinary-channel bulk reference for modeling GaS-based UV photodetectors, reconfigurable phase-change photonic components, nonlinear optical elements, and high-refractive-index van der Waals nanophotonic structures.