Ca₂TlCd is a ternary intermetallic compound combining calcium, thallium, and cadmium elements, belonging to the semiconductor material class. This is a research-phase compound rather than an established commercial material; it represents exploration within the intermetallic and rare-earth-adjacent material families for potential optoelectronic or photovoltaic applications. Interest in such ternary systems typically stems from efforts to engineer bandgap properties and crystal structures unavailable in binary compounds, though industrial maturity and environmental/toxicity considerations (particularly thallium and cadmium content) currently limit practical deployment.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Band Gap(Eg) | 0.00690 | eV | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Formation Energy(ΔHf) | -0.4890 | eV/atom | — |