Er3GaS6 — Properties & Data | MatWorld

Er3GaS6

ceramic

· JVASP-27509· Er3GaS6

Er3GaS6 is a rare-earth sulfide ceramic compound containing erbium and gallium, belonging to the family of lanthanide chalcogenide ceramics. This material is primarily of research interest for optoelectronic and photonic applications, where rare-earth ions offer unique luminescent and spectroscopic properties. The erbium content makes it potentially valuable for infrared emission and sensing applications, though industrial deployment remains limited compared to more established rare-earth compounds; engineers would consider it where its specific spectroscopic characteristics align with specialized optical or quantum device requirements.

infrared optical devicesrare-earth luminescent materialsphotonic researchquantum sensing applicationsspecialty ceramics developmentspectroscopic materials research

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	0.2060	lb/in³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries	2.066	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	2.995	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)2 entries	7.171	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	4.847	-	DFT · TBmBJ
Electron Effective Mass(m*e)	1.467	me	DFT · OptB88vdW · 27°C
Hole Effective Mass(m*h)	1.970	me	DFT · OptB88vdW · 27°C
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.00164	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.00138	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-268.8	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	298.9	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Spectroscopic Limited Maximum Efficiency (SLME)(SLME)	4.650	%	DFT · TBmBJ

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.000	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-1.868	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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