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CaCN2

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· CaCN2

Calcium cyanamide (CaCN₂) is an inorganic ceramic compound primarily known as a nitrogen-fixing fertilizer and chemical intermediate rather than a structural ceramic. It is produced industrially through the carbothermic reduction of calcium carbonate in the presence of nitrogen, and serves dual roles as an agricultural nitrogen source and a precursor for synthesizing other nitrogen-containing compounds such as melamine and urea. While not typically selected for load-bearing or high-temperature structural applications, CaCN₂ is valued in agrochemical and fine chemical synthesis contexts for its reactivity and nitrogen content, and emerging research explores its potential in ceramic composites and as a raw material for advanced nitrogen ceramics.

nitrogen fertilizer productionagrochemical synthesismelamine/urea precursornitrogen-rich ceramic precursorsdesulfurization agents (steel mills)research ceramic composites

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	11,766.9	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.3900	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	3,860.9	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	0.08266	lb/in³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries	3.653	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	5.127	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity)(εr)3 entries	10.89	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	8.380	-	DFT · PBE
↳	5.777 range 3.447–8.107median of 2 measurements	-	DFT · PBEsol
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)2 entries	3.856	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	3.242	-	DFT · TBmBJ
Electronic Dielectric Tensor(ε∞)	Matrix (redacted)	-	DFT · PBE
Total Dielectric Tensor(ε)	Matrix (redacted)	-	DFT · PBE
Electron Effective Mass(m*e)	0.7267	me	DFT · OptB88vdW · 27°C
Hole Effective Mass(m*h)	1.310	me	DFT · OptB88vdW · 27°C
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Piezoelectric Modulus(eij)	0.000	C/m²	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.00207	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.00193	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-226.5	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	283.7	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Spectroscopic Limited Maximum Efficiency (SLME)(SLME)	0.000	%	DFT · TBmBJ

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.000	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-1.024	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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