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CaNd2S4

Name: CaNd2S4
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· CaNd2S4

CaNd2S4 is a ternary chalcogenide semiconductor compound combining calcium, neodymium, and sulfur in a layered or complex crystal structure. This material belongs to the rare-earth chalcogenide family and remains largely in the research and development phase, with potential applications in optoelectronics and photovoltaic devices where rare-earth doping can enable specialized optical properties. Engineers and materials researchers investigate such compounds for their potential in next-generation solar cells, infrared detectors, and luminescent devices where the combination of rare-earth elements and sulfide chemistry offers tunable bandgaps and light-emission characteristics unavailable in more conventional semiconductors.

Research photovoltaicsInfrared optoelectronicsRare-earth phosphorsAdvanced semiconductor researchThin-film devicesExperimental light-emitting applications

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	73.53	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.2600	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	42.04	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	4.836	kg/m³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)3 entries	2.700	eV	Measured
↳	2.079	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	2.782	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity)(εr)	21.69	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)2 entries	8.099	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	6.979	-	DFT · TBmBJ
Electron Effective Mass(m*e)	0.5500	me	DFT · OptB88vdW · 27°C
Hole Effective Mass(m*h)	1.417	me	DFT · OptB88vdW · 27°C
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Piezoelectric Modulus(eij)	0.1630	C/m²	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.00118	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.00217	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-189.7	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	344.9	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Spectroscopic Limited Maximum Efficiency (SLME)(SLME)	7.430	%	DFT · TBmBJ

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.00680	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-2.278	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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