Ca1 Y1 Hg2

semiconductor

· Ca1 Y1 Hg2

Ca₁Y₁Hg₂ is an intermetallic semiconductor compound combining calcium, yttrium, and mercury elements. This is a research-phase material primarily investigated for its potential in thermoelectric and optoelectronic applications, leveraging the rare-earth contribution of yttrium and the high atomic mass of mercury to achieve favorable band structure and phonon scattering characteristics. Such ternary intermetallics are of academic and exploratory industrial interest where unconventional electronic properties or narrow-gap semiconductor behavior could address thermal energy conversion or specialized sensing applications.

thermoelectric devices (research phase)narrow-gap semiconductorsoptoelectronic components (experimental)low-temperature physics researchmaterials discovery and characterizationenergy conversion systems (advanced development)

Compliance & Regulations

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

Units:

si imperial

Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Band Gap(Eg)	0.01060	eV	—

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-0.6010	eV/atom	—

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Ca1 Y1 Hg2

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