Au₂Er₁Si₂ is an intermetallic compound combining gold, erbium, and silicon—a rare-earth metal silicide system with potential semiconductor or thermoelectric behavior. This is primarily a research-phase material studied for specialized applications where the combination of noble metal stability, rare-earth magnetic or optical properties, and silicon integration offers theoretical advantages; it remains outside mainstream commercial production and is encountered mainly in materials research focused on advanced functional compounds.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Band Gap(Eg) | 0.00210 | eV | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Formation Energy(ΔHf) | -0.4690 | eV/atom | — |