AlCuCl4

Name: AlCuCl4
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· AlCuCl4

AlCuCl4 is an aluminum-copper chloride compound that exists primarily as a research material rather than a conventional structural or functional alloy in widespread industrial use. This intermetallic or complex salt material belongs to the family of aluminum-copper systems, which are traditionally important in aerospace and automotive applications, though AlCuCl4 itself is more commonly encountered in laboratory synthesis, catalysis research, and materials chemistry contexts. The compound's notable characteristics stem from its aluminum-copper composition, making it of interest for corrosion chemistry studies, Lewis acid catalysis, and potential applications in specialty chemical processing where chloride-based aluminum compounds are leveraged.

catalysis and chemical synthesislaboratory research materialscorrosion science studiesLewis acid applicationsspecialty chemical processingmaterials chemistry research

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)2 entries	1,682.1	ksi	DFT
↳	2,818.1	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.2900	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)2 entries	843	ksi	DFT
↳	1,404	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Density(ρ)	0.09693	lb/in³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries	2.742	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	3.129	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity)(εr)2 entries	6.637	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	3.913 range 3.180–4.647median of 2 measurements	-	DFT · PBEsol
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)2 entries	3.457	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	2.977	-	DFT · TBmBJ
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Piezoelectric Modulus(eij)2 entries	0.2601	C/m²	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	0.02971	C/m²	DFT · PBE
Piezoelectric Stress Tensor(eij)	Matrix (redacted)	C/m²	DFT · PBE
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.000607	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.000168	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-91.09	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	472.2	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Spectroscopic Limited Maximum Efficiency (SLME)(SLME)	3.270	%	DFT · TBmBJ

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.000	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-1.233	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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