HfIN

ceramic

· JVASP-12131· HfIN

HfIN is a ceramic compound combining hafnium and nitrogen, belonging to the refractory ceramic family. While primarily investigated in materials research rather than established commercial production, hafnium nitride compounds are of significant interest for high-temperature structural applications and advanced coating technologies due to their thermal stability and hardness. Engineers consider this material class for extreme-environment applications where conventional ceramics reach their limits, though availability and processing maturity remain considerations compared to more established alternatives like TiN or ZrN.

high-temperature coatingsrefractory ceramicsadvanced research applicationsthermal barrier systemshard surface coatingsmaterials research

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	9,282.4	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW
Exfoliation Energy(Eexf)	40.34	meV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.2900	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	4,919.7	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	0.3068	lb/in³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries	0.9900	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	1.670	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity)(εr)	13.64	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)2 entries	7.514	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	6.181	-	DFT · TBmBJ
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Piezoelectric Modulus(eij)	0.000	C/m²	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.00207	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.00197	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-255.4	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	240.2	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Spectroscopic Limited Maximum Efficiency (SLME)(SLME)	29.74	%	DFT · TBmBJ

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.000	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-1.539	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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