Specific Heat Capacity of Common Semiconductors
The specific heat capacity of semiconductors refers to the amount of heat energy required to raise the temperature of a unit mass of the semiconductor material by one unit temperature.
The table below provides a curated list of specific heat capacity values for common semiconductors at standard room temperature (approximately 20°C or 68°F) and 1 atmospheric (atm) pressure. (1 atm = 101,325 Pa)
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| Crystal structure | Type | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| a-Sn | Diamond | IV-IV | 213 |
| AgBr | Sphalerite | I-VII | 270 |
| AgI | Sphalerite | I-VII | 232 |
| BN | Sphalerite | III-V | 793 |
| C | Diamond | IV-IV | 471.5 |
| CdS | Sphalerite | II-VI | 330 |
| CdSe | Sphalerite | II-VI | 255 |
| CdTe | Sphalerite | II-VI | 205 |
| CuBr | Sphalerite | I-VII | 381 |
| CuCl | Sphalerite | I-VII | 490 |
| Cul | Sphalerite | I-VII | 276 |
| GaSb | Sphalerite | III-V | 320 |
| Ge | Diamond | IV-IV | 322 |
| HgS | Sphalerite | II-VI | 210 |
| HgSe | Sphalerite | II-VI | 178 |
| HgTe | Sphalerite | II-VI | 164 |
| InAs | Sphalerite | III-V | 268 |
| InSb | Sphalerite | III-V | 144 |
| Si | Diamond | IV-IV | 702 |
| Te | y-Se | VI-VI | 201 |
| ZnO | Sphalerite | II-VI | 494 |
| ZnS | Sphalerite | II-VI | 472 |
| ZnSe | Sphalerite | II-VI | 339 |
| ZnTe | Sphalerite | II-VI | 264 |
Related Tables
References: 1) Cardarelli, François. Materials Handbook: A Concise Desktop Reference. Switzerland: Springer International Publishing, 2018.