Holmium aluminum oxide (HoAlO₃) is a rare-earth ceramic compound combining holmium, a lanthanide element, with aluminum oxide in a defined stoichiometric ratio. This material is primarily of research and specialized industrial interest rather than a commodity ceramic, valued for its unique combination of rare-earth properties and structural stability. HoAlO₃ appears in advanced applications requiring rare-earth functionality—such as optical devices, phosphors, high-temperature ceramics, and potentially in emerging fields like solid-state lasers or neutron absorbers—where the holmium dopant or host lattice properties provide performance advantages over conventional alumina or other rare-earth ceramics.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bulk Modulus(K) | 29,811.1 | ksi | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Poisson's Ratio(ν) | 0.2500 | - | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Shear Modulus(G) | 17,823.7 | ksi | DFT · OptB88vdW |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Density(ρ) | 0.2798 | lb/in³ | DFT · OptB88vdW |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Band Gap(Eg)3 entries | 5.981 | eV | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
| ↳ | 7.375 | eV | DFT · TBmBJ | ||
| ↳ | 6.137 | eV | DFT · PBE | ||
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)2 entries | 4.051 | - | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
| ↳ | 3.389 | - | DFT · TBmBJ | ||
Magnetic Moment(μB)2 entries | 0.000 | μB | DFT | ||
| ↳ | 0.000 | µB | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries | 0.00122 | W/(m·K²) | DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C | ||
| ↳ | 0.000818 | W/(m·K²) | DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C | ||
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries | -302.4 | μV/K | DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C | ||
| ↳ | 389.3 | μV/K | DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C | ||
Spectroscopic Limited Maximum Efficiency (SLME)(SLME) | 0.000 | % | DFT · TBmBJ |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull) | 0.000 | eV/atom | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Formation Energy(ΔHf)2 entries | -3.595 | eV/atom | DFT | ||
| ↳ | -3.641 | eV/atom | DFT · OptB88vdW |
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