BaZnTe2 is a ternary ceramic compound combining barium, zinc, and tellurium—a chalcogenide material belonging to the class of semiconducting ceramics. This is primarily a research and development compound rather than an established industrial material, investigated for potential applications in infrared optics, radiation detection, and semiconductor device engineering where telluride-based ceramics offer wide bandgap and optical transmission properties. Its relevance to practitioners would be in advanced photonics, detector systems, or specialized optoelectronic applications where the unique electronic structure of ternary tellurides provides advantages over binary alternatives, though maturity and cost-effectiveness compared to commercial infrared materials remain limiting factors.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Density(ρ) | 5.843 | kg/m³ | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Band Gap(Eg) | 0.000 | eV | — | ||
Magnetic Moment(μB) | 0.000 | µB | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull) | 0.4516 | eV/atom | — | ||
Formation Energy(ΔHf) | -0.7366 | eV/atom | — |