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BiF5

ceramic

· JVASP-3852· BiF5

BiF₅ (bismuth pentafluoride) is an inorganic ceramic compound combining bismuth with fluorine, belonging to the metal fluoride ceramic family. While primarily of research and specialty interest rather than high-volume industrial use, bismuth fluorides are investigated for applications requiring chemical stability, high density, and resistance to corrosive fluorine-containing environments. The material's potential lies in advanced chemical processing, nuclear fuel systems, and specialized optical or electronic applications where bismuth's high atomic number and fluorine's extreme reactivity control are advantageous.

nuclear fuel processingfluorine-based chemical reactorsspecialty ceramics researchcorrosion-resistant coatingsdense shielding materialshigh-temperature chemical vessels

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	35.21	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.2200	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	24.41	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	5.593	kg/m³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries	1.589	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	2.296	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity)(εr)	13.09	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)2 entries	3.575	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	3.034	-	DFT · TBmBJ
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Piezoelectric Modulus(eij)	0.000	C/m²	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.000968	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.000355	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-208.4	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	522.2	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Spectroscopic Limited Maximum Efficiency (SLME)(SLME)	16.71	%	DFT · TBmBJ

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.000	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-1.805	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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