BN - Boron Nitride

Basic Parameters for Wurtzite crystal structure

    Remarks Referens
Crystal structure Wurtzite    
Group of symmetry C46v-P63mc    
Number of atoms in 1 cm3 8.9·1022    
Debye temperature 600 K    
Density 6.15 g cm-3 300 K  
Dielectric constant (static) 8.9
300 K Bougrov et al. (2001)
  10.4(3)
9.5(3)
E||c
Ec
Barker et al.(1973)
Dielectric constant (high frequency) 5.35
300 K
Bougrov et al. (2001)
  5.8(4)
5.35(20)
300 K, E||c
300 K, Ec
Manchon et al.(1970)
Barker et al.(1973)
Effective mass of density of state mv 1.5 m0   Leszczynski et al. (1996),
Fan et al. (1996)
Effective electron mass  me 0.20 mo 300 K Bougrov et al. (2001)
0.27 (6) mo 300K; Faraday rotation Rheinlander & Neumann (1974)
Effective electron mass me 0.20(2) mo 300K; fit of reflectance spectrum Bloom et al.(1973)
Effective electron mass me|| 0.20(6) mo
Effective hole masses 0.8 (2) mo 300 K, experimental Pankove et al.(1975)
Effective hole masses (heavy) mhh mhh = 1.4 mo
mhhz = 1.1 mo
mhh = 1.6 mo
300 K; calculated values Leszczynski et al. (1996),
Fan et al. (1996)
Effective hole masses (light) mlh = 0.3 mo
mlhz = 1.1 mo
mlh = 0.15 mo
300 K; calculated values Leszczynski et al. (1996),
Fan et al. (1996)
Effective hole masses
(split-off band) ms
msh = 0.6 mo
mshz = 0.15 mo
msh = 1.1 mo
300 K; calculated values Leszczynski et al. (1996),
Fan et al. (1996)
Electron affinity 4.1 eV 300 K Bougrov et al. (2001)
Lattice constant, a 3.160 ÷ 3.190 A see Temperature dependence
  of lattice parameters

Lagerstedt et al. (1979)
3.189 A 300 K Qian et al. (1996)
Lattice constant, c 5.125 ÷ 5.190 A see Temperature dependence
  of lattice parameters

Lagerstedt et al. (1979)
5.186 A 300 K Bougrov et al. (2001)
5.178 A 300 K Qian et al. (1996)
Optical phonon energy 91.2 meV 300 K Bougrov et al. (2001)
Termal expansion coefficient, a 5.59x10-6 K-1   Qian et al. (1996)
Termal expansion coefficient, c 3.17x10-6 K-1   Qian et al. (1996)

Basic Parameters for Zinc Blende crystal structure

    Remarks Referens
Crystal structure Zinc Blende    
Group of symmetry T2d-F43m    
Number of atoms in 1 cm3 8.9·1022    
Debye temperature 600 K    
Density 6.15 g cm-3    
Dielectric constant (static) 9.7 300 K Bougrov et al. (2001)
Dielectric constant (high frequency) 5.3  300 K  
Effective mass of density of state mv 1.4 mo    
Effective electron mass  me 0.13 mo 300 K
Effective hole masses (heavy) mh mhh = 1.3 mo
m[100] = 0.8 mo
m[111] = 1.7 mo
300 K Leszczynski et al. (1996),
Fan et al. (1996)
Effective hole masses (light) mlp mlh = 0.19mo
m[100] = 0.21 mo
m[111] = 0.18 mo
300 K  
Effective hole masses (split-off band) ms msh = 0.33 mo
m[100] = 0.33 mo
m[111] = 0.33 mo
300 K  
Electron affinity 4.1 eV 300 K Bougrov et al. (2001)
Lattice constant, a 4.52 A 300 K  
Optical phonon energy 87.3 meV 300 K