Ca2ZnN2

ceramic

· Ca2ZnN2

Ca2ZnN2 is a ceramic nitride compound belonging to the family of metal nitrides, specifically an alkaline-earth zinc nitride. This material is primarily of research interest rather than established industrial production, studied for its potential as a wide-bandgap semiconductor and structural ceramic due to its combination of hardness and ionic bonding character. Applications under investigation include high-temperature structural components, wide-bandgap optoelectronic devices, and advanced refractories where its nitride composition offers thermal stability and chemical resistance superior to oxide ceramics.

wide-bandgap semiconductorshigh-temperature ceramicsrefractory materialsresearch compoundsstructural ceramics

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)2 entries	11,589.4	ksi	DFT
↳	12,777.8	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.2700	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)2 entries	6,559.3	ksi	DFT
↳	7,498.5	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	0.1294	lb/in³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries	0.8410	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	1.654	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity)(εr)2 entries	15.99	-	DFT · PBE
↳	11.04 range 6.462–15.62median of 2 measurements	-	DFT · PBEsol
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)2 entries	6.930	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	5.334	-	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	0.00228	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.00206	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-343.6	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	278.3	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Spectroscopic Limited Maximum Efficiency (SLME)(SLME)	30.06	%	DFT · TBmBJ

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.000	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-0.9144	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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