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CdCu2SnSe4

Name: CdCu2SnSe4
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· CdCu2SnSe4

CdCu2SnSe4 is a quaternary chalcogenide semiconductor compound combining cadmium, copper, tin, and selenium—a member of the I-II-IV-VI semiconductor family with potential for photovoltaic and thermoelectric applications. This material is primarily of research interest rather than established industrial production; it is investigated for thin-film solar cells and intermediate-band photovoltaic devices due to its tunable bandgap and mixed-valence structure. The copper-tin-selenium framework offers potential advantages over simpler binary or ternary semiconductors in tailoring optical and thermal transport properties for next-generation energy conversion devices, though commercialization remains limited compared to established CdTe or CIGS photovoltaic absorbers.

thin-film photovoltaicssolar cell absorber layersthermoelectric devicesintermediate-band semiconductorsoptoelectronic research

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	55.28	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.3500	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	20.79	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Density(ρ)	5.544	kg/m³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)3 entries	0.9600	eV	Measured
↳	0.000	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	0.3500	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity)(εr)	565.4	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)	13.96	-	DFT · TBmBJ
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Piezoelectric Modulus(eij)	1.754	C/m²	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.00109	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.000868	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-110.3	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	152.1	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Spectroscopic Limited Maximum Efficiency (SLME)(SLME)	7.620	%	DFT · TBmBJ

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.02210	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-0.3586	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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