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BiCl3

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Bismuth trichloride (BiCl₃) is an inorganic ceramic compound composed of bismuth and chlorine, classified as a layered halide material with significant ionic character. While not commonly encountered in traditional structural engineering, BiCl₃ appears primarily in research and specialty chemical contexts, particularly as a precursor for bismuth oxide ceramics, catalysts, and emerging optoelectronic materials. Engineers would consider BiCl₃ mainly in advanced applications requiring bismuth-containing phases—such as scintillation detectors, photocatalytic systems, or bismuth-based perovskite development—rather than as a load-bearing or wear-resistant material.

bismuth precursor synthesisphotocatalytic researchscintillation detector developmentperovskite researchhalide ceramic chemistrylaboratory/research applications

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	20.68	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.2600	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	12.59	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	5.008	kg/m³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries	3.052	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	4.178	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity)(εr)	60.46	-	DFT · PBE
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)2 entries	5.806	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	4.432	-	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
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.00193	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.000791	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-238.2	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	402	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	-0.9847	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	-0.9812	eV/atom	Measured

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