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ICl3

ceramic

· ICl3

Iodine trichloride (ICl₃) is an interhalogen compound classified as a ceramic material, consisting of iodine bonded to three chlorine atoms. While not a traditional engineering ceramic, ICl₃ is primarily encountered in laboratory and specialized industrial synthesis contexts—particularly as a strong oxidizing and chlorinating agent in organic chemistry, materials processing, and halide research. Engineers and chemists select this material for applications requiring controlled halogenation reactions or as a precursor in producing advanced halide compounds, though its corrosive nature and relatively limited availability restrict its use to niche roles where conventional chlorine sources or other oxidants are insufficient.

halogenation reactionslaboratory synthesisoxidizing agentspecialty chemical processinghalide precursor materials

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	1,920.3	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.2800	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	1,126.9	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	0.1166	lb/in³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries	1.455	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	3.148	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity)(εr)	4.710	-	DFT · PBE
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)2 entries	6.249	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	4.265	-	DFT · TBmBJ
Electronic Dielectric Tensor(ε∞)	Matrix (redacted)	-	DFT · PBE
Total Dielectric Tensor(ε)	Matrix (redacted)	-	DFT · PBE
Electron Effective Mass(m*e)	2.163	me	DFT · OptB88vdW · 27°C
Hole Effective Mass(m*h)	2.143	me	DFT · OptB88vdW · 27°C
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.00211	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.00104	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-265.6	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	262.7	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Spectroscopic Limited Maximum Efficiency (SLME)(SLME)	3.140	%	DFT · TBmBJ

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.000200	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-0.1857	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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