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CdH

ceramic

· JVASP-127745· CdH

Cadmium hydride (CdH) is an ionic ceramic compound consisting of cadmium metal bonded with hydrogen, representing a rare hydride material with limited commercial production. While CdH remains primarily a research and laboratory compound rather than an established engineering material, cadmium hydrides are studied in the context of hydrogen storage materials, solid-state chemistry, and potentially advanced ceramic applications; however, cadmium's toxicity and regulatory restrictions significantly limit practical industrial adoption compared to alternative hydride systems. Engineers would encounter this material primarily in academic research settings or specialized studies of metal hydride behavior, rather than in conventional manufacturing or product design.

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	5,498.4	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.1700	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	1,283.6	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	0.2436	lb/in³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Method

Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries	0.4510	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	0.9660	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)2 entries	14.74	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	9.955	-	DFT · TBmBJ
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Spectroscopic Limited Maximum Efficiency (SLME)(SLME)	31.64	%	DFT · TBmBJ

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.5781	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	0.5725	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Regulatory Screening

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