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ErN

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· ErN

Erbium nitride (ErN) is a rare-earth transition metal nitride compound belonging to the ceramic semiconductor family, synthesized primarily through thin-film deposition techniques. It is investigated for applications requiring wide-bandgap semiconducting behavior combined with high hardness and thermal stability, though it remains largely in the research and development phase rather than mature industrial production. ErN's potential advantages include unique electronic properties at elevated temperatures and resistance to oxidation, making it of interest for advanced microelectronic and high-temperature device applications where conventional semiconductors fail.

thin-film electronicswide-bandgap semiconductorshigh-temperature device researchhard coatings and wear resistancethermal barrier materialsnext-generation semiconductor research

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	179.0	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.1900	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	137.9	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	10.67	kg/m³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)3 entries	3.000	eV	Measured
↳	0.2380	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	1.203	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)2 entries	15.49	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	7.274	-	DFT · TBmBJ
Electron Effective Mass(m*e)	0.01000	me	DFT · OptB88vdW · 27°C
Hole Effective Mass(m*h)	0.01000	me	DFT · OptB88vdW · 27°C
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.00252	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.00233	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-146.9	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	212.9	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Spectroscopic Limited Maximum Efficiency (SLME)(SLME)	33.66	%	DFT · TBmBJ

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.000	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-2.010	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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