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.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bulk Modulus(K) | 76.91 | GPa | — | ||
Poisson's Ratio(ν) | 0.3000 | - | — | ||
Shear Modulus(G) | 36.11 | GPa | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Density(ρ) | 3.642 | kg/m³ | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries | 3.700 | eV | — | ||
| ↳ | 2.888 | eV | — | ||
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity)(εr) | 11.21 | - | — | ||
Magnetic Moment(μB) | 0.000 | µB | — | ||
Piezoelectric Modulus(eij)2 entries | 0.5107 | C/m² | — | ||
| ↳ | 0.4121 | C/m² | — | ||
Piezoelectric Stress Tensor(eij) | Matrix (redacted) | C/m² | — | ||
Seebeck Coefficient(S) | -79.12 | µV/K | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull) | 0.02670 | eV/atom | — | ||
Formation Energy(ΔHf) | -2.053 | eV/atom | — |