NSM Archive - Diamond (C) - Basic Parameters

C - Diamond

Basic Parameters at 300 K

Crystal structure Diamond
Group of symmetry Oh7-Fd3m
Number of atoms in 1 cm3 1.764·1023
Debye temperature 1860 K
Density 3.515 g/cm3
Dielectric constant (102-104 Hz) 5.7
Effective electron masses ml(at 85 K) 1.40 mo
Effective electron masses mt (at 85 K) 0.36 mo
Effective hole masses mh(at 1.2 K) 2.12 mo
Effective hole masses mlp (at 1.2 K) 0.70 mo
Effective hole masses split-off mso 1.06 mo
Lattice constant 3.567A
Optical phonon energy 0.16 eV