FePS is an iron phosphide sulfide compound that functions as a semiconductor material, combining iron with phosphorus and sulfur elements. This is primarily a research and development material investigated for its potential in catalysis, energy storage, and optoelectronic applications, offering a tunable electronic structure through composition variation. FePS and related iron chalcogenide compounds are emerging alternatives to precious-metal catalysts in electrochemical systems, making them of interest to engineers developing cost-effective and scalable solutions for hydrogen evolution, oxygen reduction, and other electrochemical processes.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Density(ρ) | 4.896 | kg/m³ | DFT · OptB88vdW |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries | 0.8070 | eV | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
| ↳ | 0.2500 | eV | Measured | ||
Magnetic Moment(μB) | 0.000 | µB | DFT · OptB88vdW |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull) | 0.000 | eV/atom | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Formation Energy(ΔHf) | -0.6363 | eV/atom | DFT · OptB88vdW |
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