Cu3N — Properties & Data | MatWorld

Cu3N

metal

· JVASP-90799· Cu3N

Cu3N is a copper nitride intermetallic compound that combines metallic and ceramic characteristics, representing an emerging material in the transition metal nitride family. While primarily investigated in research settings rather than established industrial production, Cu3N and related copper nitrides are being explored for applications requiring hardness, wear resistance, and electrical conductivity—particularly in thin-film coatings and functional materials where conventional copper alloys fall short. Its potential relevance lies in emerging technologies such as hard coatings, catalytic applications, and nanostructured materials, where the combination of copper's conductivity with nitrogen's strengthening effects offers advantages over pure copper or traditional copper alloys.

hard protective coatingswear-resistant surfacesresearch and developmentthin-film applicationscatalytic materialsadvanced metallurgical compounds

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Units:

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	16,930.3	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.3500	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	7,069.1	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	0.2400	lb/in³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries	0.3610	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	0.3390	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)2 entries	12.80	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	11.71	-	DFT · TBmBJ
Electron Effective Mass(m*e)	0.05000	me	DFT · OptB88vdW · 27°C
Hole Effective Mass(m*h)	0.06000	me	DFT · OptB88vdW · 27°C
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Spectroscopic Limited Maximum Efficiency (SLME)(SLME)	7.120	%	DFT · TBmBJ

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.5686	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	0.5647	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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