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Al2CdCl8

Name: Al2CdCl8
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· JVASP-13379· Al2CdCl8

Al2CdCl8 is an intermetallic chloride compound combining aluminum and cadmium; it belongs to the family of metal halide complexes rather than conventional metallic alloys. This material is primarily of research and theoretical interest rather than established industrial production, studied for its crystalline structure and coordination chemistry properties in specialized materials science investigations. Industrial applications remain limited, though metal halide compounds in this family are explored for potential use in semiconductor research, optical materials development, and specialized chemical synthesis contexts where cadmium's heavy-metal properties and aluminum's light-metal characteristics create unique compound behavior.

materials research and characterizationmetal halide compound studiescrystallography and structure analysissemiconductor research (exploratory)specialized chemical synthesis

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	2.556	kg/m³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries	3.764	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	11.43	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity)(εr)	5.652	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)2 entries	3.228	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	2.061	-	DFT · TBmBJ
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Piezoelectric Modulus(eij)	0.03348	C/m²	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.000591	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.000138	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-183.1	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	427	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Spectroscopic Limited Maximum Efficiency (SLME)(SLME)	0.000	%	DFT · TBmBJ

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.01090	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-1.458	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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