Fe₂Ge is an intermetallic compound in the iron-germanium system, representing a stoichiometric phase that combines iron's ferromagnetic properties with germanium's semiconducting characteristics. This material exists primarily in research and experimental contexts rather than established industrial production, where it is investigated for potential applications in magnetoelectronics, magnetic sensors, and spintronics devices that exploit the interplay between magnetic and electronic properties. Fe₂Ge belongs to a broader family of transition metal-germanium compounds that show promise for next-generation energy conversion and information processing technologies, though commercial deployment remains limited compared to conventional ferromagnetic alloys.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bulk Modulus(K)2 entries | 137.8 | GPa | — | ||
| ↳ | 176.3 | GPa | — | ||
Poisson's Ratio(ν) | 0.5000 | - | — | ||
Shear Modulus(G)2 entries | 31.88 | GPa | — | ||
| ↳ | 4.080 | GPa | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Density(ρ) | 7.846 | kg/m³ | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Band Gap(Eg) | 0.000 | eV | — | ||
Magnetic Moment(μB) | 9.439 | µB | — | ||
Seebeck Coefficient(S) | -8.480 | µV/K | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull) | 0.3578 | eV/atom | — | ||
Formation Energy(ΔHf) | 0.2713 | eV/atom | — |