Table 6 Displays the band gap and absorption edge values derived from the \(\:{\epsilon\:}_{i}\) plot and tauc’s approach.

From: Structural, spectroscopic, morphological and optical studies of new polymer composite based on polystyrene inserted with natural bitumen

samples

Absorption edge \(\:\varvec{h}\varvec{v}\:\left(\varvec{e}\varvec{V}\right)\)

(\(\:\varvec{a}\varvec{h}\varvec{v}\))2

(\(\:\varvec{a}\varvec{h}\varvec{v}\))2/3

(\(\:\varvec{a}\varvec{h}\varvec{v}\))1/2

(\(\:\varvec{a}\varvec{h}\varvec{v}\))1/3

From\(\:{\varvec{\epsilon\:}}_{\varvec{i}}\)

PSBT0

4.31

4.31

4.25

4.23

4.25

4.34

PSBT1

2.24

2.80

1.89

1.5

1.41

2.34

PSBT2

1.85

2.38

1.64

1.05

1.14

1.49

PSBT3

1.5

1.92

1.42

0.81

1.05

1.34

PSBT4

1.37

1.51

1.25

0.68

0.76

1.14