HgFeO3 is an experimental ceramic compound combining mercury, iron, and oxygen in a perovskite-like crystal structure. This material remains primarily a research compound rather than an established industrial ceramic, investigated for potential multiferroic or magnetoelectric properties that could enable novel sensor and memory device architectures. Interest in this material family stems from the possibility of coupling magnetic and ferroelectric responses, though mercury-based ceramics face significant practical challenges including toxicity concerns, thermal stability limitations, and synthesis complexity that have limited commercial adoption.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Band Gap(Eg) | 0.000 | eV | — | ||
Magnetic Moment(μB)2 entries | 0.8000 | μB | — | ||
| ↳ | 3.563 | μB | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Formation Energy(ΔHf)2 entries | -0.8800 | eV/atom | — | ||
| ↳ | 0.9600 | eV/atom | — |