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CaP

ceramic

· CaP

Calcium phosphate (CaP) is an inorganic ceramic compound that exists in multiple forms, most commonly as hydroxyapatite, which closely resembles the mineral composition of bone and teeth. It is widely used in biomedical applications where biocompatibility and osseointegration are critical, and is also applied in environmental remediation and industrial catalysis. Engineers select CaP ceramics primarily for their ability to bond directly with living bone tissue, their chemical stability in physiological environments, and their role as a bioresorbable material that can gradually resorb and be replaced by natural bone during healing.

orthopedic implants and coatingsdental applicationsbone scaffolds and regenerationbiomedical devicesenvironmental water treatmentcatalyst supports

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	8,096	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.2400	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	5,077.8	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	0.08869	lb/in³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries	0.3720	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	1.052	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity)(εr)3 entries	17.25	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	13.22	-	DFT · PBE
↳	10.69 range 8.447–12.93median of 2 measurements	-	DFT · PBEsol
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)2 entries	9.178	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	7.156	-	DFT · TBmBJ
Electronic Dielectric Tensor(ε∞)	Matrix (redacted)	-	DFT · PBE
Total Dielectric Tensor(ε)	Matrix (redacted)	-	DFT · PBE
Electron Effective Mass(m*e)	0.2900	me	DFT · OptB88vdW · 27°C
Hole Effective Mass(m*h)	0.2100	me	DFT · OptB88vdW · 27°C
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Piezoelectric Modulus(eij)2 entries	0.00190	C/m²	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	0.09831	C/m²	DFT · PBE
Piezoelectric Stress Tensor(eij)	Matrix (redacted)	C/m²	DFT · PBE
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.00372	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.00151	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-219	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	183.8	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Spectroscopic Limited Maximum Efficiency (SLME)(SLME)	32.27	%	DFT · TBmBJ

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.000	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-1.230	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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