A detailed comparative study of the optical properties of two rare-earth (RE) sesquisulfide compounds γ−Ce2S3 and γ−Gd2S3, shows that if the two compounds have about the same main absorption edge corresponding to band-to-band S 3p-RE 5d transitions, Ce2S3 exhibits an additional absorption band at lower energies. This band, which is ascribed to the presence of Ce 4f states at the top of the valence band, explains the difference in color between the two compounds.
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