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Al5CuSe8

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· JVASP-13358· Al5CuSe8

Al5CuSe8 is an intermetallic compound combining aluminum, copper, and selenium, representing an experimental or specialized alloy composition not widely documented in conventional engineering databases. This material family is primarily of research interest for potential applications in thermoelectric devices, semiconducting applications, or advanced composite reinforcement, where the combination of metallic and chalcogenide (selenium-based) chemistry might provide unique electronic or thermal transport properties. Engineers would consider this material only in advanced research contexts where conventional alloys prove inadequate, as its manufacturing, availability, and performance characteristics relative to established alternatives remain largely unexplored in industrial practice.

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	10,399.2	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.3000	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	5,543.3	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Density(ρ)	0.1667	lb/in³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries	0.7350	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	1.062	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity)(εr)	13.66	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)2 entries	8.635	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	3.693	-	DFT · TBmBJ
Electron Effective Mass(m*e)	0.1500	me	DFT · OptB88vdW · 27°C
Hole Effective Mass(m*h)	0.8400	me	DFT · OptB88vdW · 27°C
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Piezoelectric Modulus(eij)	0.06076	C/m²	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.000586	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.00253	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-83.06	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	361.1	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Spectroscopic Limited Maximum Efficiency (SLME)(SLME)	32.35	%	DFT · TBmBJ

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.02130	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-0.8351	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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