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BBr3

ceramic

· BBr3

Boron tribromide (BBr3) is a molecular ceramic compound that exists as a volatile liquid at room temperature, belonging to the boron halide family of materials. While not typically used as a structural ceramic, BBr3 serves primarily as a chemical reagent and precursor material in synthesis routes for advanced ceramics, semiconductors, and boron-containing compounds. Its notable characteristics include high reactivity and the ability to function as a Lewis acid catalyst, making it valuable in specialized chemical processing rather than load-bearing or thermal applications.

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	8.720	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW
Exfoliation Energy(Eexf)	125.4	meV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.2500	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	5.610	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	3.482	kg/m³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)	3.474	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity)(εr)2 entries	3.745	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	2.370	-	DFT · PBE
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)	3.651	-	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

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.01420	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-0.4811	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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