BeH2

Name: BeH2
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ceramic

· BeH2

Beryllium hydride (BeH₂) is an inorganic ceramic compound combining beryllium metal with hydrogen, typically studied as a solid-state material in research contexts rather than established industrial applications. This compound is of significant interest in hydrogen storage research and advanced materials science, as beryllium hydrides represent a potential pathway for high-density hydrogen containment in emerging energy and aerospace technologies. While not yet widely deployed in production engineering, BeH₂ exemplifies the class of metal hydride ceramics being investigated as alternatives to conventional storage media, particularly for applications requiring lightweight hydrogen carriers.

hydrogen storage researchadvanced aerospace materialsenergy storage systemsexperimental solid-state chemistrylightweight structural compoundsemerging fuel cell applications

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?Conflict Free?RoHS?REACH?TSCA?Prop 65

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	6,043.7	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.1600	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	5,717.4	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	0.02778	lb/in³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries	5.784	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	7.407	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)2 entries	3.227	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	2.572	-	DFT · TBmBJ
Electron Effective Mass(m*e)	0.9867	me	DFT · OptB88vdW · 27°C
Hole Effective Mass(m*h)	1.677	me	DFT · OptB88vdW · 27°C
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.00277	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.00199	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-195.4	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	361.7	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
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.000	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)2 entries	-0.1514	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	-0.06564	eV/atom	Measured

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