Thermal properties of Germanium (Ge)
Thermal properties
| Bulk modulus | 7.5·1011 dyn cm-2 |
| Melting point | 937 °C |
| Specific heat | 0.31 J g-1 °C-1 |
| Thermal conductivity | 0.58 W cm-1 °C-1 |
| Thermal diffusivity | 0.36 cm2s-1 |
| Thermal expansion, linear | 5.9·10-6 °C -1 |
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Temperature dependence of thermal conductivity at different doping level. p-Ge. Na (cm-3): 1. 103; 2. 1015; 3. 2.3·1016; 4. 2·1018; 5. 1019. (Carruthers et al. [1957]). Dashed line - (Glassbrenner and Slack [1964]). |
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The dependence of thermal conductivity versus doping level. n-Ge. To(K): 1. 100; 2. 200; 3. 300; 4. 400; 5. 500. (Okhotin et al. [1972]). |
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The dependences of thermal conductivity versus doping level. p-Ge. To(K): 1. 20; 2. 50; 3. 100; 4. 200. (Okhotin et al. [1972]). |
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Temperature dependence of specific heat at constant pressure. (Piesbergen et al. [1963]). |
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Temperature dependence of specific heat (high temperatures). (Okhotin et al. [1972]). |
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Temperature dependence of linear expansion coefficient α. (Novikova [1960]). |
Tm≈1210 -2.0P (P in kbar)
Saturated vapor pressure (in Pascals)
for 760 °C - 10-6for 1330°C -1