Ho₃Ag₃Ge₃ is an intermetallic compound combining holmium (a rare-earth element), silver, and germanium in a 1:1:1 stoichiometric ratio. This is a research-phase material studied primarily in solid-state physics and materials chemistry for its potential electronic and magnetic properties arising from holmium's f-electron configuration and the semiconductor characteristics of the germanium sublattice. While not yet commercialized at scale, materials in this family are of interest for next-generation thermoelectric devices, magnetic semiconductors, and quantum material applications where rare-earth intermetallics offer tunable electronic structure and potential spin-dependent transport phenomena.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Band Gap(Eg) | 0.00250 | eV | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
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Formation Energy(ΔHf) | -0.4310 | eV/atom | — |