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AgCl

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· AgCl

Silver chloride (AgCl) is an ionic halide compound that forms a white crystalline solid at room temperature. It is primarily used in photographic films and photochromic materials, where its light-sensitive properties enable imaging and optical switching applications. AgCl is also employed in electrochemistry as a reference electrode material (Ag/AgCl electrodes) and in specialized optical coatings, though its limited mechanical strength and solubility in ammonia constrain its use compared to alternatives like silver bromide or synthetic polymers in some applications.

photographic emulsionselectrochemical reference electrodesoptical coatings and filterssensor applicationslaboratory analytical equipment

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	7,251.9	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW
Exfoliation Energy(Eexf)	125.7	meV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.4300	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	1,261.8	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	0.2007	lb/in³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)3 entries	5.130	eV	Measured
↳	0.9250	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	2.878	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity)(εr)2 entries	11.78	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	8.913 range 5.518–12.31median of 2 measurements	-	DFT · PBEsol
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)2 entries	5.258	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	3.609	-	DFT · TBmBJ
Electron Effective Mass(m*e)	0.2900	me	DFT · OptB88vdW · 27°C
Hole Effective Mass(m*h)	0.7100	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	0.000547	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.00646	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-77.56	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	423.3	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Spectroscopic Limited Maximum Efficiency (SLME)(SLME)	6.090	%	DFT · TBmBJ

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Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.000	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)2 entries	-0.4716	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	-0.6581	eV/atom	Measured

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