HfBrN

ceramic
· HfBrN

HfBrN is an experimental ceramic compound combining hafnium, bromine, and nitrogen—a ternary nitride-halide material that bridges traditional refractory ceramics and emerging layered ceramic systems. While not yet widely deployed in industry, this material family is being explored in research contexts for its potential as a high-temperature structural ceramic and its layered crystal structure, which offers opportunities for anisotropic mechanical behavior and possible exfoliation into thin-film forms. The incorporation of bromine is unusual in structural ceramics and suggests investigation into tuning thermal, electrical, or chemical properties beyond conventional hafnium nitrides.

experimental high-temperature ceramicslayered ceramic materials researchrefractory applications developmentthin-film and nanostructured coatingselectronic/thermal materials explorationhafnium-based compound alternatives

Compliance & Regulations

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Bulk Modulus(K)2 entries
5,504.6
ksi
8,610.9
ksi
Exfoliation Energy(Eexf)
42.30
meV/atom
Poisson's Ratio(ν)
0.2100
-
Shear Modulus(G)2 entries
2,557.9
ksi
5,964
ksi
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Density(ρ)
0.2566
lb/in³
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Band Gap(Eg)
2.204
eV
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity)(εr)
25.51
-
Magnetic Moment(μB)
0.000
µB
Piezoelectric Modulus(eij)
0.000
C/m²
Seebeck Coefficient(S)
-140.8
µV/K
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Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)
0.01640
eV/atom
Formation Energy(ΔHf)
-1.816
eV/atom
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Regulatory Screening

Environmental

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