CaGaGeH is an experimental ceramic compound containing calcium, gallium, germanium, and hydrogen—a quaternary hydride ceramic that sits at the intersection of semiconducting oxides and advanced ceramic chemistry. While not yet commercialized, materials in this composition family are of research interest for optoelectronic and thermal management applications where conventional ceramics or semiconductors face limitations. The inclusion of gallium and germanium suggests potential relevance to wide-bandgap semiconductor substrates or photonic devices, though the material remains primarily in the materials discovery phase rather than established industrial use.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bulk Modulus(K) | 56.03 | GPa | — | ||
Poisson's Ratio(ν) | 0.2000 | - | — | ||
Shear Modulus(G) | 41.76 | GPa | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Density(ρ) | 4.310 | kg/m³ | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Band Gap(Eg) | 0.5680 | eV | — | ||
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity)(εr) | 28.39 | - | — | ||
Magnetic Moment(μB) | 0.000 | µB | — | ||
Piezoelectric Modulus(eij) | 0.6101 | C/m² | — | ||
Seebeck Coefficient(S) | -261.7 | µV/K | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull) | 0.000 | eV/atom | — | ||
Formation Energy(ΔHf) | -0.4882 | eV/atom | — |