HgInO2S

ceramic

· HgInO2S

HgInO2S is a quaternary ceramic compound containing mercury, indium, oxygen, and sulfur—a rare mixed-anion oxide-sulfide material that exists primarily in the research domain rather than established commercial production. This material belongs to the family of mixed-valence metal chalcogenides and oxycompounds, which are of interest for semiconductor, photonic, and optoelectronic applications where tunable bandgaps and mixed anionic character can enable unique electronic properties. Engineering interest in such compounds centers on potential applications in photodetectors, visible-light photocatalysts, and wide-bandgap semiconductors, though practical engineering adoption remains limited due to manufacturing challenges, toxicity considerations with mercury content, and the need for further characterization of stability and scalability.

research photodetectorsexperimental photocatalystswide-bandgap semiconductorsoptoelectronics researchemerging chalcogenideslaboratory phase characterization

Compliance & Regulations

?Conflict Free?RoHS?REACH?TSCA?Prop 65

Units:

si imperial

Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Band Gap(Eg)	0.000	eV	—
Magnetic Moment(μB)	8.522e-7	μB	—

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	0.9000	eV/atom	—

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Regulatory Screening

Environmental

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HgInO2S

Electrical Properties

Other Properties

Regulatory Screening

Environmental