The optical properties of the layered compound SnS2 have been studied.
Reflectivity spectra were measured at room temperature, in the energy
region 1.8-5.6 eV. Optical transmission measurements were carried out
in the temperature range 13-300 K, in order to evaluate the energy ga
ps and their temperature dependences. The spectra of the optical const
ants n, kappa, epsilon(1) and epsilon(2) versus photon energy hv have
also been presented.