Hafnium iodide (HfI₄) is an inorganic ceramic compound composed of hafnium and iodine, belonging to the halide ceramics family. This material is primarily of research and specialized laboratory interest rather than mainstream industrial production, with applications in nuclear fuel chemistry, specialized optical coatings, and high-temperature chemical synthesis where hafnium's refractory properties and iodine's reactivity are leveraged. Engineers considering HfI₄ would typically be working in advanced nuclear fuel development, materials research, or specialized chemical processing environments where extreme thermal stability and hafnium's neutron absorption characteristics are critical design drivers.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Density(ρ) | 5.624 | kg/m³ | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Band Gap(Eg) | 2.052 | eV | — | ||
Magnetic Moment(μB) | 0.000 | µB | — | ||
Seebeck Coefficient(S) | -301.5 | µV/K | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull) | 0.000 | eV/atom | — | ||
Formation Energy(ΔHf)2 entries | -1.023 | eV/atom | — | ||
| ↳ | -0.9153 | eV/atom | — |