Timeline for Why aren't all insulators transparent, since they have a large band gap?
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| Jul 15, 2022 at 18:00 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackPhysics/status/1548004489889624067 | ||
| Mar 22, 2020 at 21:19 | comment | added | JinSnow | @joncuster Sorry for the basic question but what about polymer such as plastic, rubber, wood, or ceramics ? | |
| Aug 18, 2017 at 1:56 | comment | added | Selene Routley | @JonCuster That sounds like a fairly complete answer. | |
| S Aug 18, 2017 at 1:51 | history | suggested | stafusa | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Aug 17, 2017 at 18:38 | history | edited | Kawin M | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Aug 17, 2017 at 15:23 | comment | added | Jon Custer | If pure without inclusions, defects, scattering centers, and whatnot, they generally will be transparent. For example, sapphire (crystalline aluminum oxide) is wonderfully transparent, while alumina-based ceramics often are not (due to grain sizes and impurities). | |
| Aug 17, 2017 at 14:32 | history | asked | Kawin M | CC BY-SA 3.0 |