Aluminum triiodide (AlI₃) is a layered ionic-covalent compound belonging to the aluminum halide family, with a layered crystal structure that exhibits weak interlayer bonding. While not widely deployed in structural engineering applications, AlI₃ has attracted research interest as a precursor material for aluminum-based semiconductors, as a Lewis acid catalyst in organic synthesis, and as a potential exfoliable material for two-dimensional layer isolation studies. Engineers considering this compound should recognize it primarily as a specialty chemical or research material rather than a load-bearing or conventional functional material; its utility lies in niche applications requiring controlled reactivity, layer exfoliation, or specific electronic/ionic properties rather than bulk mechanical performance.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bulk Modulus(K) | 1,319.8 | ksi | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Exfoliation Energy(Eexf) | 120.5 | meV/atom | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Poisson's Ratio(ν) | 0.2400 | - | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Shear Modulus(G) | 916.6 | ksi | DFT · OptB88vdW |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Density(ρ) | 0.1487 | lb/in³ | DFT · OptB88vdW |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries | 2.034 | eV | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
| ↳ | 2.692 | eV | DFT · TBmBJ | ||
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity)(εr) | 5.322 | - | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)2 entries | 4.826 | - | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
| ↳ | 4.104 | - | DFT · TBmBJ | ||
Magnetic Moment(μB) | 0.000 | µB | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Piezoelectric Modulus(eij) | 0.000 | C/m² | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Spectroscopic Limited Maximum Efficiency (SLME)(SLME) | 9.000 | % | DFT · TBmBJ |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull) | 0.000600 | eV/atom | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Formation Energy(ΔHf)2 entries | -0.6785 | eV/atom | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
| ↳ | -0.7849 | eV/atom | Measured |
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