Silicon (Si) single crystal is a chemically inert material with high hardness and insoluble in water. It exhibits high transparency in a broad wavelength range from 1μm to 7μm. At the same time, it also shows a good transmittance in the far-infrared band of 100-300 μm. This is a unique advantage of silicon single crystal materials compared to other infrared materials. Silicon (Si) single crystals are commonly used in 3-5 μm mid-infrared optical windows and optical filters. Due to its good thermal conductivity and low density, silicon single crystal is also a common material for laser mirrors.
| Density | 2.33g/cm3 |
| Transmission Range | 1.0-10μm |
| Melting Point | 1420℃ |
| Knoop Hardness | 1150 |
| Thermal Conductivity@300K | 163.3W/m/K |
| Heat Expansion Coefficient@273K | 4.15×10-6/℃ |
| Flexural Strength | 79.9GPa |
| Elastic Modulus | 131GPa |
| Wavelength(μm) | 1.35 | 2.15 | 4.0 | 8.0 |
| n | 3.4975 | 3.4476 | 3.4257 | 3.4184 |

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