CdS3

ceramic

· JVASP-138549· CdS3

CdS3 is a cadmium polysulfide ceramic compound belonging to the chalcogenide family of semiconductors. It is primarily investigated in research contexts for optoelectronic and photovoltaic applications, where its bandgap and light-absorbing properties make it relevant to thin-film solar cells, photodetectors, and light-emitting devices. While not widely deployed in high-volume production, CdS3 represents an alternative or complementary composition within cadmium sulfide-based material systems, which have established use in niche optoelectronic roles where engineers need efficient photon conversion or detection at specific wavelengths.

thin-film photovoltaicsphotodetectorsoptoelectronic researchlight-emitting devicessemiconductor coatingswindow layers in solar cells

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Units:

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	6,667.4	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.3500	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	2,729.6	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	0.1413	lb/in³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries	0.000	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	1.079	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)	6.043	-	DFT · TBmBJ
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Spectroscopic Limited Maximum Efficiency (SLME)(SLME)	32.65	%	DFT · TBmBJ

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.1624	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-0.1815	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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