AuI is an intermetallic compound combining gold and iodine, representing a rare metal-halide material family with potential applications in advanced materials research. This compound has been primarily studied in laboratory settings for its unique structural and electronic properties, particularly for semiconductor and optoelectronic device research where gold's nobility and iodine's reactivity offer distinct advantages. Engineers and researchers investigating novel functional materials, perovskite-adjacent compounds, or specialized electronic applications may evaluate AuI for prototyping, though it remains a niche research material rather than a mainstream industrial standard.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bulk Modulus(K) | 2,338 | ksi | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Exfoliation Energy(Eexf) | 88.81 | meV/atom | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Poisson's Ratio(ν) | 0.3200 | - | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Shear Modulus(G) | 979 | ksi | DFT · OptB88vdW |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Density(ρ) | 0.2963 | lb/in³ | DFT · OptB88vdW |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries | 1.404 | eV | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
| ↳ | 2.121 | eV | DFT · TBmBJ | ||
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity)(εr)2 entries | 8.488 | - | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
| ↳ | 5.090 | - | DFT · PBE | ||
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)2 entries | 7.933 | - | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
| ↳ | 6.288 | - | DFT · TBmBJ | ||
Electronic Dielectric Tensor(ε∞) | Matrix (redacted) | - | DFT · PBE | ||
Total Dielectric Tensor(ε) | Matrix (redacted) | - | DFT · PBE | ||
Electron Effective Mass(m*e) | 0.5400 | me | DFT · OptB88vdW · 27°C | ||
Hole Effective Mass(m*h) | 1.043 | me | DFT · OptB88vdW · 27°C | ||
Magnetic Moment(μB) | 0.000 | µB | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Piezoelectric Modulus(eij) | 0.000 | C/m² | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries | 0.00315 | W/(m·K²) | DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C | ||
| ↳ | 0.00171 | W/(m·K²) | DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C | ||
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries | -239.2 | μV/K | DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C | ||
| ↳ | 196.5 | μV/K | DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C | ||
Spectroscopic Limited Maximum Efficiency (SLME)(SLME) | 20.37 | % | DFT · TBmBJ |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull) | 0.000 | eV/atom | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Formation Energy(ΔHf)2 entries | -0.02297 | eV/atom | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
| ↳ | 0.00674 | eV/atom | Measured |
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