Ba₄MgBi is an intermetallic ceramic compound containing barium, magnesium, and bismuth, belonging to the family of ternary metal-containing ceramics. This is a research-phase material studied primarily for its potential in thermoelectric and electronic applications, where bismuth-containing compounds are known to show interesting transport properties. The material represents an exploratory composition within the broader class of Zintl phases and intermetallic ceramics, which are of interest to materials researchers investigating novel combinations of electropositive and electronegative elements for functional (rather than structural) ceramic applications.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Density(ρ) | 4.866 | 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) | 0.6159 | eV/atom | — | ||
Formation Energy(ΔHf) | 0.1310 | eV/atom | — |