Ca₁Th₁Rh₂ is an intermetallic compound combining calcium, thorium, and rhodium elements, belonging to the class of ternary metallic semiconductors. This is a research-level material with limited industrial adoption; compounds in this family are primarily of scientific interest for exploring electronic band structure and potential thermoelectric or catalytic properties arising from the combination of rare-earth (thorium) and noble-metal (rhodium) constituents. Engineers would encounter this material in advanced materials research contexts rather than mainstream engineering applications, where it serves as a probe into novel intermetallic phases and their functional properties.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Band Gap(Eg) | 0.01490 | eV | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Formation Energy(ΔHf) | -0.7270 | eV/atom | — |