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The polarized transmittance and reflectance spectra of β-Ga2O3 crystals are investigated, and the data are interpreted in terms of the monoclinic crystal band structure. The energies of the absorption edge can be divided into six ranges, and these ranges can be assigned to the transitions from the valence bands to the conduction band minimum according to the selection rules. The indirect bandgap-energy of 4.43 eV is smaller than the direct bandgap-energy of 4.48 eV at RT; and the energy difference of 0.05 eV nearly matches the theoretically calculated values of 0.03–0.04 eV.
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