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BaYF5

ceramic

· JVASP-43920· BaYF5

BaYF5 is a barium yttrium fluoride ceramic compound belonging to the rare-earth fluoride family, primarily explored in photonics and luminescence research. It is investigated as a host material for laser applications and phosphor applications, particularly in upconversion and downconversion optical systems where its fluoride structure enables efficient rare-earth ion doping and emission. While not yet mainstream in high-volume industrial production, BaYF5 represents a class of fluoride ceramics valued by researchers for optical transparency, thermal stability, and compatibility with rare-earth dopants—making it an enabling material for next-generation solid-state lasers, medical imaging systems, and advanced lighting technologies.

solid-state laser hostsoptical phosphorsupconversion luminescencerare-earth dopant matricesphotonic researchmedical imaging applications

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	96.23	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.2800	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	50.26	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	5.325	kg/m³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries	7.478	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	8.617	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity)(εr)	13.27	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)2 entries	2.579	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	2.238	-	DFT · TBmBJ
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Piezoelectric Modulus(eij)	0.0000900	C/m²	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.00103	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.000233	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-391.9	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	419.7	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Spectroscopic Limited Maximum Efficiency (SLME)(SLME)	0.000	%	DFT · TBmBJ

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.02190	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-4.249	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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