Al₂Cu₄O₈ is a mixed-valence copper-aluminum oxide semiconductor compound combining copper and aluminum in a structured ceramic oxide lattice. This material belongs to the family of ternary metal oxides and is primarily of research interest for applications requiring semiconducting behavior in stable oxide systems. While not widely established in high-volume industrial production, compounds in this family are investigated for optoelectronic devices, catalytic applications, and advanced ceramic systems where the combination of copper and aluminum oxidation states offers tunable electronic properties.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
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Band Gap(Eg) | 0.01580 | eV | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
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Formation Energy(ΔHf) | -1.458 | eV/atom | — |