Fundamentals of Solid State Engineering, 2nd Edition

A.1. Physical Constants

Angstrom unit

10 -10 m = 10 -8 cm = 10 -4 ?m

Avogadro constant

6.02204 10 23 mol -1

Bohr radius

a 0

0.52917

Boltzmann constant

k b

1.38066 10 -23 J.K -1 (= R/ )

8.61738 10 -5 eV.K -1

Caloric

cal

4.184 J

Elementary charge

q

1.60218 10 -19 C

Electron rest mass

m 0

0.91095 10 -30 kg

Electron Volt

eV

1.60218 10 -19 J

23.053 kcal.mol -1

Gravitational constant

g

9.81 m.s -2

Gas constant

R

1.98719 cal. mol -1.K -1

8.31440 J.mol -1.K -1

Permeability in vacuum

? 0

4 ?10 -9 = 1.25633 10 -6 H.m -1

Permittivity in vacuum

? 0

8.85418 10 -12 F.m -1(=1/ ? 0c 2)

Plank's constant

h

6.62617 10 -34 J.s

Reduced Plank's constant

?

1.05458 10 -34 J.s(= h/2 ?)

Proton rest mass

M p

1.67264 10 -27 kg

Standard atmosphere

atm

1.01325 10 5 N.m -2

Thermal voltage at 300K

k bT/q

0.0259 V

Velocity of light in vacuum

c

2.99792 10 8 m.s -1

Wavelength of 1-eV quantum

?

1.23977 ?m

A.2. International System of Units

Base Units

Quantity

Unit name

Unit symbol

Length

meter

m

Mass

kilogram

kg

Time

second

s

Electric current

ampere

A

Temperature

kelvin

K

Amount of substance

mole

mol

Luminous intensity

candela

cd

Prefixes

Factor

Prefix

Symbol

Factor

Prefix

Symbol

10 24

yotta

Y

10 -1

deci

d

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