ErHg2 is an intermetallic ceramic compound composed of erbium and mercury, belonging to the class of rare-earth mercury compounds. This is a research-phase material studied primarily for its potential in specialized electronic and thermal applications where rare-earth intermetallics offer unique phase stability and electronic properties. While not yet widely deployed in mainstream industrial production, ErHg2 and related rare-earth mercury intermetallics are of interest in materials research for applications requiring controlled intermetallic phases, particularly in environments where conventional ceramics or metals prove inadequate.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bulk Modulus(K) | 73.08 | GPa | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Poisson's Ratio(ν) | 0.3300 | - | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Shear Modulus(G) | 28.23 | GPa | DFT · OptB88vdW |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Density(ρ) | 13.39 | kg/m³ | DFT · OptB88vdW |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Band Gap(Eg)3 entries | 0.000 | eV | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
| ↳ | 0.000 | eV | DFT · TBmBJ | ||
| ↳ | 0.000 | eV | Measured | ||
Magnetic Moment(μB) | 0.000 | µB | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries | 0.000497 | W/(m·K²) | DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C | ||
| ↳ | 0.000490 | W/(m·K²) | DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C | ||
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries | -0.8633 | μV/K | DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C | ||
| ↳ | -1.077 | μV/K | DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull) | 0.05780 | eV/atom | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Formation Energy(ΔHf) | -0.2016 | eV/atom | DFT · OptB88vdW |
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