Cr2CdSe4 — Properties & Data | MatWorld

Cr2CdSe4

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· JVASP-12439· Cr2CdSe4

Cr2CdSe4 is a ternary chalcogenide compound combining chromium, cadmium, and selenium in a crystalline structure, belonging to the family of metal chalcogenides with potential semiconductor or optoelectronic properties. This material is primarily of research interest rather than established industrial production, investigated for applications in photovoltaic devices, photodetectors, and other semiconductor technologies where the bandgap and optical absorption characteristics of cadmium chalcogenides may offer advantages. Its development is motivated by the need for alternative semiconductor materials with tunable electronic properties, though practical engineering adoption remains limited compared to more mature compound semiconductor families.

thin-film photovoltaics (research stage)photodetectors and sensingsemiconductor research and developmentoptoelectronic devices (experimental)materials screening for energy applications

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	5.570	kg/m³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)	0.3590	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)	135.9	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Electron Effective Mass(m*e)	0.05000	me	DFT · OptB88vdW · 27°C
Hole Effective Mass(m*h)	0.07000	me	DFT · OptB88vdW · 27°C
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.00154	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.00104	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-157.1	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	346.7	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.00470	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-0.5379	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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