DySnAu2 is an intermetallic compound combining dysprosium (a rare-earth element), tin, and gold in a fixed stoichiometric ratio. This is a research-phase material rather than a commodity alloy; intermetallics of this type are investigated for specialized applications requiring combinations of thermal stability, electrical conductivity, and mechanical properties not easily achieved in conventional alloys. The dysprosium-tin-gold system belongs to a family of rare-earth intermetallics of interest in materials science, though industrial adoption remains limited and applications are primarily experimental or confined to niche sectors such as thermoelectrics, electronic interconnects, or high-temperature coatings where the unique phase stability and elemental properties justify the cost and processing complexity.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Density(ρ) | 0.4663 | lb/in³ | DFT · OptB88vdW |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Band Gap(Eg) | 0.000 | eV | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Magnetic Moment(μB) | 0.000 | µB | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries | 2.000e-7 | W/(m·K²) | DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C | ||
| ↳ | 4.700e-7 | W/(m·K²) | DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C | ||
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries | -0.1500 | μV/K | DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C | ||
| ↳ | -0.2300 | 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) | -0.7247 | eV/atom | DFT · OptB88vdW |
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