Ba5Sb4 is an intermetallic ceramic compound combining barium and antimony, belonging to the family of binary metal antimonides that exhibit ionic-covalent bonding characteristics. This material is primarily investigated in research contexts for potential applications in thermoelectric devices and solid-state chemistry, where mixed-valence metal antimonides are explored for their electronic transport properties and thermal behavior. Ba5Sb4 represents an experimental compound of interest to materials scientists studying rare-earth and alkaline-earth antimonide systems, rather than an established industrial material with widespread commercial deployment.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Density(ρ) | 0.1902 | lb/in³ | DFT · OptB88vdW |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Band Gap(Eg) | 0.2230 | eV | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞) | 13.49 | - | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Electron Effective Mass(m*e) | 0.00667 | me | DFT · OptB88vdW · 27°C | ||
Hole Effective Mass(m*h) | 0.00667 | me | DFT · OptB88vdW · 27°C | ||
Magnetic Moment(μB) | 0.000 | µB | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries | 0.000681 | W/(m·K²) | DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C | ||
| ↳ | 0.000817 | W/(m·K²) | DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C | ||
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries | -182.2 | μV/K | DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C | ||
| ↳ | 137.5 | μV/K | DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull) | 0.000 | eV/atom | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Formation Energy(ΔHf) | -1.139 | eV/atom | DFT · OptB88vdW |
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