The Mechanical
Engineering Handbook




Electrical Properties of Semiconductors

Material Electrical Conductivity (S/m) Resistivity (Ω m) Temperature Coefficient (1/°C)
Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) 5.0 x 10-6 2.0 x 105 -50 x 10-3
Germanium 2.17 x 101 4.6 x 10-2 -48 x 10-3
Indium Phosphide (InP) 2.0 x 10-8 5.0 x 107 -40 x 10-3
Silicon 1.56 x 10-3 6.4 x 102 -70 x 10-3
Silicon Carbide (SiC) 1.0 x 10-9 1.0 x 109 -40 x 10-3
Tellurium 1.0 x 103 1.0 x 10-3 -60 x 10-3