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Ho2CdS4

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· JVASP-8811· Ho2CdS4

Ho₂CdS₄ is a ternary ceramic compound combining holmium, cadmium, and sulfur, belonging to the thiospinel or related sulfide ceramic family. This material is primarily of research and developmental interest rather than established industrial production, with potential applications in optoelectronic devices, photocatalysis, and solid-state physics where rare-earth sulfide ceramics offer unique electronic and optical properties. Engineers would consider this compound when exploring advanced semiconducting ceramics with tunable band gaps or magnetic properties, though material availability and processing maturity are typically lower than conventional alternatives.

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	10,328.1	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.2900	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	5,327.2	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	0.2087	lb/in³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries	1.094	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	2.194	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)2 entries	6.671	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	4.586	-	DFT · TBmBJ
Electron Effective Mass(m*e)	0.2500	me	DFT · OptB88vdW · 27°C
Hole Effective Mass(m*h)	1.180	me	DFT · OptB88vdW · 27°C
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.000448	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.00226	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-72.29	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	309.7	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Spectroscopic Limited Maximum Efficiency (SLME)(SLME)	18.85	%	DFT · TBmBJ

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.1191	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-1.680	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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