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BeBr2

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· BeBr2

Beryllium bromide (BeBr₂) is an inorganic ceramic compound combining beryllium with bromine, belonging to the halide ceramic family. While primarily a research and specialty chemical material rather than a structural ceramic, BeBr₂ finds limited industrial use in high-temperature synthesis, nuclear applications, and specialized optics research due to beryllium's exceptional thermal and neutron properties. Engineers considering this material should recognize that beryllium compounds present significant health hazards (beryllium dust/fumes are toxic) and require specialized handling protocols; its selection is typically driven by unique performance demands in extreme environments where no conventional alternative suffices.

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	2,020.4	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.2500	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	1,287.9	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	0.1286	lb/in³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries	5.436	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	6.990	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity)(εr)2 entries	5.585	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	3.230	-	DFT · PBE
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)2 entries	3.499	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	2.890	-	DFT · TBmBJ
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
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.00173	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.00119	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-169.3	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	388.4	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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Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.000	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)2 entries	-1.069	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	-1.229	eV/atom	Measured

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