BaSnHgS4 — Properties & Data | MatWorld

BaSnHgS4

ceramic

· JVASP-26767· BaSnHgS4

BaSnHgS4 is a quaternary sulfide ceramic compound combining barium, tin, mercury, and sulfur. This material belongs to the family of heavy-metal chalcogenides and appears primarily in research and materials development contexts rather than established industrial production. It is notable within solid-state chemistry for its potential in optoelectronic, photovoltaic, or semiconductor applications, where the combination of these elements may offer unique band-gap properties or crystal-structure characteristics not easily achieved in simpler binary or ternary compounds.

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	4,768.8	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.3000	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	2,182.8	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	0.1756	lb/in³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries	1.804	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	2.918	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)2 entries	6.692	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	5.217	-	DFT · TBmBJ
Electron Effective Mass(m*e)	0.4033	me	DFT · OptB88vdW · 27°C
Hole Effective Mass(m*h)	2.297	me	DFT · OptB88vdW · 27°C
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.000543	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.000800	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-155.8	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	306.8	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Spectroscopic Limited Maximum Efficiency (SLME)(SLME)	5.620	%	DFT · TBmBJ

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.000	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-0.8958	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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