Optical properties of magnetite (Fe3O4)

Abstract
The reflectivity of magnetite (Fe3O4) has been measured in the spectral energy range between 0.03 and 12 eV. The optical constants have been determined by means of a Kramers-Kronig analysis. The interband transition spectrum can be interpreted by O 2p to Fe4s transitions and be Fe3dn to 3dn-14s orbital promotion processes including final-state effects of the atom-like 3dn-1 configurations.