CaGa is a calcium-gallium ceramic compound belonging to the family of compound semiconductors and mixed-metal oxides. While not widely commercialized, this material is primarily of research interest for its potential in optoelectronic and photonic applications, where the combination of calcium and gallium offers tunable electronic properties. Engineers and materials researchers investigate CaGa-based compounds for emerging technologies requiring specific bandgap characteristics or thermal stability that conventional single-element ceramics cannot provide.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bulk Modulus(K)2 entries | 35.47 | GPa | — | ||
| ↳ | 40.34 | GPa | — | ||
Poisson's Ratio(ν) | 0.2200 | - | — | ||
Shear Modulus(G)2 entries | 24.50 | GPa | — | ||
| ↳ | 28.87 | GPa | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Density(ρ) | 3.578 | kg/m³ | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Band Gap(Eg) | 0.000 | eV | — | ||
Magnetic Moment(μB) | 0.000 | µB | — | ||
Seebeck Coefficient(S) | 5.520 | µV/K | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull) | 0.000 | eV/atom | — | ||
Formation Energy(ΔHf) | -0.5384 | eV/atom | — |