Ag3SnP7 is a ternary intermetallic compound containing silver, tin, and phosphorus, representing an emerging material in the phosphide family with potential for advanced electronic and photonic applications. This is a research-stage compound rather than an established industrial material; it belongs to the class of metal phosphides that show promise for applications requiring specific electronic band structures, catalytic properties, or quantum confinement effects. Engineers investigating next-generation semiconductors, thermoelectric devices, or energy conversion materials may evaluate this composition where conventional binary compounds prove insufficient, though the material's processing routes, scalability, and environmental stability remain subjects of active research.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exfoliation Energy(Eexf) | 309.4 | meV/atom | DFT · OptB88vdW |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Density(ρ) | 4.855 | kg/m³ | DFT · OptB88vdW |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Band Gap(Eg) | 0.4480 | eV | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity)(εr) | 18.63 | - | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞) | 17.48 | - | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Electron Effective Mass(m*e) | 0.3967 | me | DFT · OptB88vdW · 27°C | ||
Hole Effective Mass(m*h) | 0.4633 | me | DFT · OptB88vdW · 27°C | ||
Magnetic Moment(μB) | 0.000 | µB | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Piezoelectric Modulus(eij) | 0.000 | C/m² | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries | 0.00189 | W/(m·K²) | DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C | ||
| ↳ | 0.00200 | W/(m·K²) | DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C | ||
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries | -165 | μV/K | DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C | ||
| ↳ | 253.4 | μV/K | DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull) | 0.000 | eV/atom | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Formation Energy(ΔHf) | -0.05736 | eV/atom | DFT · OptB88vdW |
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