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BaTaB

ceramic

· JVASP-51311· BaTaB

BaTaB is a ceramic compound in the barium tantalum boride family, representing a refractory ceramic material with potential applications requiring high-temperature stability and chemical resistance. While not widely commercialized in mainstream engineering, materials in this boride family are of active research interest for extreme-environment applications where conventional ceramics reach their thermal or chemical limits. Engineers would consider this material class for specialized high-performance applications where the combination of refractory properties and tantalum's inherent hardness offers advantages over traditional oxide or carbide ceramics.

refractory liningshigh-temperature ceramicswear-resistant coatingsresearch applicationsextreme environment materialsboride ceramics

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	8.331	kg/m³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)	0.000	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	8.000e-8	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	2.700e-7	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	0.1400	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.2600	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	1.941	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	1.431	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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