| Remarks | Referens | ||
| Crystal structure | Wurtzite | ||
| Group of symmetry | C46v-P63mc | ||
| Number of atoms in 1 cm3 | 6.4·1022 | ||
| Debye temperature | 660 K | 300 K | Zubrilov (2001) |
| 370 K | 0 K | Davydov et al. (1999) | |
| Melting point | 1373 K | also see Equilibrium N2 pressure over InN | MacChesney et al. (1970) |
| Density | 6.81 g cm-3 | X-ray, 298.15 K | Pearson (1967) |
| Dielectric constant (static) | 15.3 | 300 K | Zubrilov (2001) |
| Dielectric constant (static, ordinary direction) | ε0, ort = 13.1 | 300 K | Davydov et al. (1999) |
| Dielectric constant (static, extraordinary direction) | ε0, || = 14.4 | 300 K | Davydov et al. (1999) |
| Ratio between the static dielectric constant (extraordinary and extraordinary direction) |
ε0, ort / ε0, || = 0.91 | 300 K, independed of dielectric constant at high frequency | Davydov et al. (1999) |
| Dielectric constant (high frequency) | 8.4 | 300 K, using the Lyddane-Sachs-Teller relation (ε0/εhigh = ω2LO/ω2TO ) |
Tansley (1994) |
| 9.3 | heavily doped film, infrared reflectivity |
Tyagai et al. (1977) | |
| 5.8 | Inushima et al. (1999) | ||
| Infrared refractive index | ~=2.9 | 300 K | Zubrilov (2001) |
| 2.56 | 300 K, interference metod; n = 3-1020cm-3 λ = 1.0 μm |
Tyagai et al. (1977) | |
| 2.93 | λ = 0.82μm | ||
| 3.12 | λ = 0.66μm | ||
| Radiative recombination coefficient |
2 x 10-10 cm-1 s-1 | 300 K | Zubrilov (2001) |
| Effective electron mass me | 0.11mo | 300 K, plasma edge | Tyagai et al. (1977) |
| 0.12mo | Calculated effective electron mass | Foley & Tansley (1986) | |
| 0.11mo | 300 K, for wurtzite crystal structure the surfaces of equal energy in Γ valley should be ellipsoids, but effective masses in z-direction and perpendicular directions are estimated to be approximately the same. |
Lambrecht & Segall (1993) | |
| Effective hole masses (heavy)mh | 1.63 mo | 300 K | Xu & Ching (1993), Yeo et al. (1998), Pugh et al. (1999) |
| 0.5 mo | calculated | calc. Foley & Tansley (1986) | |
| Effective hole masses (light) mlp | 0.27 mo | 300 K | Xu & Ching (1993), Yeo et al. (1998), Pugh et al. (1999) |
| 0.17 mo | calculated | calc. Foley & Tansley (1986) | |
| Effective hole masses (split-off band) ms | 0.65 mo | 300 K | Xu & Ching (1993), Yeo et al. (1998), Pugh et al. (1999) |
| Effective mass of density of state mv | 1.65 mo | 300 K | Xu & Ching (1993), Yeo et al. (1998), Pugh et al. (1999) |
| Lattice constant, a | 3.5446 A | epitaxial layers, X-ray | Pichugin & Tiachala (1978) |
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3.533 A |
300 K | Zubrilov (2001) | |
| Lattice constant, c | 5.7034 A | epitaxial layers, X-ray | Pichugin & Tiachala (1978) |
| 5.693 A | 300 K | Zubrilov (2001) | |
| Optical phonon energy | 73 meV | 300 K | Zubrilov (2001) |
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