Ba8Ga16Ge30

ceramic

· Ba8Ga16Ge30

Ba8Ga16Ge30 is a clathrate ceramic compound belonging to the type-VIII clathrate family, where barium atoms are encaged within a germanium-gallium framework structure. This is a research-phase thermoelectric material studied primarily for solid-state heat-to-electricity conversion applications, offering potential advantages over traditional thermoelectric materials due to its rattling-cage phonon-scattering mechanism that reduces thermal conductivity while maintaining electrical conductivity. Engineers consider clathrate compounds like Ba8Ga16Ge30 when designing high-temperature energy harvesting systems where improved thermoelectric figure-of-merit could enable more efficient waste-heat recovery.

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Compliance & Regulations

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Thermal Conductivity(k)2 entries	1.300	W/(m·K)	—
↳	1.300	W/(m·K)	427°C

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Electrical Conductivity(σ)	621.1	S/cm	427°C
Electrical Resistivity(ρe)	0.0000161	Ω·m	427°C
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)	0.000716	W/(m·K²)	427°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)	-107.4	μV/K	427°C
Thermoelectric Figure of Merit(zT)	0.3856	-	427°C

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Regulatory Screening

Environmental

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Ba8Ga16Ge30

Thermal Properties

Electrical Properties

Regulatory Screening

Environmental