Ba₄HgP is a quaternary ceramic compound containing barium, mercury, and phosphorus, representing an intermetallic or mixed-valence ceramic system. This material is primarily of research interest rather than established industrial production, with potential applications in functional ceramics where the unique combination of heavy metal (mercury) and alkaline earth (barium) elements might confer specialized electronic, optical, or structural properties. Its relevance to practicing engineers is limited unless working in advanced materials development, photonics, or solid-state chemistry where experimental compounds with novel phase compositions are being evaluated.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Density(ρ) | 5.506 | kg/m³ | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Band Gap(Eg) | 0.000 | eV | — | ||
Magnetic Moment(μB) | 0.000 | µB | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull) | 0.9675 | eV/atom | — | ||
Formation Energy(ΔHf) | 0.3352 | eV/atom | — |