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CaSnS2

ceramic

· JVASP-114179· CaSnS2

CaSnS2 is a ternary ceramic sulfide compound composed of calcium, tin, and sulfur, belonging to the family of metal sulfides with potential semiconductor or photoelectric properties. This material is primarily of research interest rather than established industrial production, investigated for applications requiring semiconducting or light-responsive ceramic characteristics. Engineers would consider CaSnS2 when exploring alternatives to conventional oxide ceramics or semiconductors in emerging technologies where sulfide-based materials offer advantageous bandgap energies or photocatalytic activity.

photocatalytic materialssemiconductor researchsolid-state chemistrythin-film applicationsoptoelectronic devicesexperimental compounds

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	56.63	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.2600	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	36.24	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	3.837	kg/m³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries	0.7150	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	0.7450	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)2 entries	17.55	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	14.05	-	DFT · TBmBJ
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Spectroscopic Limited Maximum Efficiency (SLME)(SLME)	25.29	%	DFT · TBmBJ

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.02730	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-1.444	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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CaSnS2

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