CaZnSO

Name: CaZnSO
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· CaZnSO

CaZnSO is a calcium-zinc sulfate compound functioning as a semiconductor material, representing an emerging composition in the broader family of mixed-metal sulfides and sulfates under investigation for optoelectronic and photovoltaic applications. While not yet widely deployed in mainstream industrial production, this material is of research interest for thin-film photovoltaic devices, radiation detection, and potential window-layer applications in heterojunction solar cells, where the combination of constituent elements offers tunable electronic properties and potential cost advantages over traditional cadmium-based semiconductors. Engineers evaluating this material should recognize it as an exploratory compound whose viability depends on advances in synthesis methods, phase stability, and device integration—making it most relevant for R&D projects in next-generation solar technologies rather than established high-volume manufacturing.

thin-film photovoltaic researchsemiconductor device developmentwindow layers for solar cellsradiation detection prototypesoptoelectronic materials study

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	11,154.9	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.3000	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	5,237.3	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	0.1316	lb/in³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)3 entries	3.700	eV	Measured
↳	2.888	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	4.521	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity)(εr)	11.21	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)2 entries	5.050	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	4.078	-	DFT · TBmBJ
Electron Effective Mass(m*e)	0.2767	me	DFT · OptB88vdW · 27°C
Hole Effective Mass(m*h)	1.897	me	DFT · OptB88vdW · 27°C
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Piezoelectric Modulus(eij)2 entries	0.4121	C/m²	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	0.5107	C/m²	DFT · PBE
Piezoelectric Stress Tensor(eij)	Matrix (redacted)	C/m²	DFT · PBE
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.000535	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.00163	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-79.12	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	260.5	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Spectroscopic Limited Maximum Efficiency (SLME)(SLME)	0.000	%	DFT · TBmBJ

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.02670	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-2.053	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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