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BaSiF6

ceramic

· BaSiF6

Barium hexafluorosilicate (BaSiF₆) is an inorganic ceramic compound combining barium, silicon, and fluorine. It is primarily used as a specialized fluorine source and processing aid in industrial applications, particularly in metallurgy, glass manufacturing, and chemical processing where controlled fluorination or flux properties are needed. The material is valued for its chemical stability and effectiveness in high-temperature environments, though it remains a niche industrial chemical rather than a structural ceramic.

metallurgical flux and refiningglass and vitreous coatingschemical processing and fluorinationceramic binders and additivesspecialty industrial chemicals

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si imperial

Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	0.1573	lb/in³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)	7.933	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity)(εr)3 entries	7.109	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	8.780	-	DFT · PBE
↳	5.294 range 2.263–8.325median of 2 measurements	-	DFT · PBEsol
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)	2.271	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Electronic Dielectric Tensor(ε∞)	Matrix (redacted)	-	DFT · PBE
Total Dielectric Tensor(ε)	Matrix (redacted)	-	DFT · PBE
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Piezoelectric Modulus(eij)	0.000	C/m²	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.000613	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.000908	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-102	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	357.2	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.000	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-3.671	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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