Ba2NdGaS5

semiconductor

· Ba2NdGaS5

Ba2NdGaS5 is a quaternary sulfide semiconductor compound combining barium, neodymium, gallium, and sulfur. This is a research-phase material studied for its potential in photonic and optoelectronic applications, particularly within the broader family of rare-earth-containing chalcogenides known for mid-infrared transparency and nonlinear optical properties. While not yet commercialized at scale, compounds in this material class are of interest as alternatives to conventional oxide or halide semiconductors in specialized optical systems where rare-earth doping and sulfide-based hosts offer advantages in wavelength tunability and thermal stability.

mid-infrared optics (research)nonlinear optical devices (emerging)rare-earth photonic materials (experimental)solid-state laser systems (development)optical windows and substrates (laboratory scale)

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Units:

si imperial

Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Band Gap(Eg)	2.120	eV	—

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Ba2NdGaS5

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