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Table 2 Thermal properties of materials at 20 °C

From: Computational analysis of cooling dynamics in photonic-crystal-based thermal switches

 

Density ρ [kg m-3]

Specific heat c p [J g-1 K-1]

Thermal conductivity k [W m-1 K-1]

Air

1.205

1.005

0.0257

Silicon

2329

0.712

149

Silicon dioxide

2200

0.73

1.4