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Ag2O

Name: Ag2O
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semiconductor

· Ag2O

Silver oxide (Ag₂O) is an inorganic semiconductor compound commonly employed in electrochemistry and power conversion applications. It is primarily used in silver-oxide batteries (button cells) for hearing aids, watches, and medical devices due to its high energy density and stable discharge characteristics. Ag₂O also serves as a catalyst in organic synthesis and as a precursor material in advanced electronics and photocatalytic applications, where its semiconductor properties enable light-activated reactions; engineers select it when compatibility with silver-based electrical contacts, biomedical implants, or miniaturized power systems is required.

button cell batterieshearing aid powercatalytic applicationsbiomedical devicesphotocatalysiselectrochemical sensors

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	11,472.5	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.4900	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	217.6	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	0.2557	lb/in³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)3 entries	1.500	eV	Measured
↳	0.1460	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	0.5080	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)2 entries	7.149	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	5.027	-	DFT · TBmBJ
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.000673	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.00154	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-116.9	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	253.7	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Spectroscopic Limited Maximum Efficiency (SLME)(SLME)	15.72	%	DFT · TBmBJ

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Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.000	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)2 entries	-0.1678	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	-0.1074	eV/atom	Measured

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