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HfGeSe

ceramic

· HfGeSe

HfGeSe is a ternary ceramic compound combining hafnium, germanium, and selenium, belonging to the class of chalcogenide ceramics. This material is primarily investigated in materials research for semiconducting and thermoelectric applications, where the combination of these elements offers tunable band gap and phonon-scattering properties. Engineers consider HfGeSe when designing high-temperature thermoelectric devices, radiation-resistant components, or next-generation semiconductors where the unique electronic structure of multi-element chalcogenides provides advantages in efficiency or thermal stability compared to binary compounds.

thermoelectric deviceshigh-temperature semiconductorsradiation-resistant ceramicsphotovoltaic researchthermal management systemssolid-state energy conversion

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)2 entries	16,221.5	ksi	DFT
↳	16,334.2	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.2400	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)2 entries	10,711.8	ksi	DFT
↳	10,632.7	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	0.3466	lb/in³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries	0.000	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	0.000	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.000544	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.00326	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-9.587	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	26.11	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.000	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-0.9589	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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