Cesium tantalum nitride (CsTaN₂) is a ternary ceramic compound combining a rare-earth alkali metal (cesium) with a refractory transition metal (tantalum) and nitrogen. This is a specialized research material, not widely deployed in production, but belongs to the family of advanced nitride ceramics being explored for high-temperature structural and electronic applications where extreme thermal stability and chemical inertness are required.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Density(ρ) | 0.2400 | lb/in³ | DFT · OptB88vdW |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Band Gap(Eg) | 2.256 | eV | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity)(εr)3 entries | 15.48 | - | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
| ↳ | 16.94 | - | DFT · PBE | ||
| ↳ | 11.28 range 6.302–16.25median of 2 measurements | - | DFT · PBEsol | ||
Electronic Dielectric Tensor(ε∞) | Matrix (redacted) | - | DFT · PBE | ||
Total Dielectric Tensor(ε) | Matrix (redacted) | - | DFT · PBE | ||
Electron Effective Mass(m*e) | 0.6133 | me | DFT · OptB88vdW · 27°C | ||
Hole Effective Mass(m*h) | 1.013 | me | DFT · OptB88vdW · 27°C | ||
Piezoelectric Modulus(eij)2 entries | 0.5333 | C/m² | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
| ↳ | 0.09139 | C/m² | DFT · PBE | ||
Piezoelectric Stress Tensor(eij) | Matrix (redacted) | C/m² | DFT · PBE | ||
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries | 0.00125 | W/(m·K²) | DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C | ||
| ↳ | 0.00262 | W/(m·K²) | DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C | ||
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries | -206.9 | μV/K | DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C | ||
| ↳ | 312.1 | μV/K | DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull) | 0.000 | eV/atom | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Formation Energy(ΔHf) | -1.105 | eV/atom | DFT · OptB88vdW |
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