Photoemission and optical constant measurements of Cesium Iodide thin film photocathode

Performance of cesium iodide (CsI) as a reflective photocathode is presented. Absolute quantum efficiency (QE) measurement of 500 nm thick CsI film has been carried out in the wavelength range of 150 nm to 200 nm. Optical absorbance of 500 nm thick CsI film in the spectral range of 190 nm to 900 nm is analyzed and optical energy band gap is calculated using Tauc plot. To see the dispersive behavior of CsI film, refractive index has been determined by envelop plot of transmittance data, using Swanepoel method. Additional information on morphological and elemental composition results of CsI film, gained by atomic force microscopy (AFM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), respectively are also reported in present work. Keywords: Cesium iodide, optical absorbance, transmittance, optical energy band gap, quantum efficiency, atomic force microscopy, grain size, XPS, elemental composition 1