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ClF3

ceramic

· ClF3

Chlorine trifluoride (ClF3) is a highly reactive interhalogen compound classified here as a ceramic material due to its solid-state properties at certain conditions, though it is more commonly encountered as a liquid or gas in industrial practice. This oxidizing agent is primarily used in uranium enrichment processes, specialized semiconductor manufacturing, and rocket propulsion systems where its extreme reactivity and oxidizing power are advantageous. Engineers select ClF3 for applications demanding intense oxidation or fluorination in controlled, high-containment environments, though its extreme corrosivity and hazardous nature limit its use to specialized industrial settings where safer alternatives cannot meet performance requirements.

uranium enrichment and nuclear fuel processingsemiconductor fluorinationrocket propellant oxidizerspecialized chemical synthesishigh-energy oxidation reactions

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	16.80	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.3700	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	4.580	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	2.649	kg/m³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries	2.633	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	4.463	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity)(εr)	3.500	-	DFT · PBE
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)2 entries	3.264	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	2.530	-	DFT · TBmBJ
Electronic Dielectric Tensor(ε∞)	Matrix (redacted)	-	DFT · PBE
Total Dielectric Tensor(ε)	Matrix (redacted)	-	DFT · PBE
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.000370	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.000477	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-439.8	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	456.3	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)	0.000	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-0.6316	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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