Indium tribromide (InBr₃) is an inorganic ceramic compound belonging to the III-V halide family, consisting of indium and bromine in a 1:3 stoichiometric ratio. This material is primarily of research and developmental interest rather than established in high-volume industrial production, with potential applications in optoelectronics, semiconductors, and layered material systems where halide perovskites and their precursors are explored. InBr₃ is notable in materials science as a precursor or component for emerging technologies in thin-film optics, solid-state devices, and two-dimensional material engineering where its layered crystal structure and halide chemistry offer tunable properties for next-generation semiconductors and photovoltaic systems.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bulk Modulus(K) | 16.38 | GPa | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Exfoliation Energy(Eexf) | 77.39 | meV/atom | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Poisson's Ratio(ν) | 0.2700 | - | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Shear Modulus(G) | 9.050 | GPa | DFT · OptB88vdW |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Density(ρ) | 4.676 | kg/m³ | DFT · OptB88vdW |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries | 2.310 | eV | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
| ↳ | 3.711 | eV | DFT · TBmBJ | ||
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity)(εr)2 entries | 9.419 | - | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
| ↳ | 7.170 | - | DFT · PBE | ||
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)2 entries | 4.731 | - | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
| ↳ | 3.743 | - | DFT · TBmBJ | ||
Electronic Dielectric Tensor(ε∞) | Matrix (redacted) | - | DFT · PBE | ||
Total Dielectric Tensor(ε) | Matrix (redacted) | - | DFT · PBE | ||
Magnetic Moment(μB) | 0.000 | µB | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Piezoelectric Modulus(eij) | 0.000 | C/m² | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries | 0.00141 | W/(m·K²) | DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C | ||
| ↳ | 0.000903 | W/(m·K²) | DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C | ||
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries | -193.1 | μV/K | DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C | ||
| ↳ | 374.9 | μV/K | DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C | ||
Spectroscopic Limited Maximum Efficiency (SLME)(SLME) | 0.5300 | % | DFT · TBmBJ |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull) | 0.000 | eV/atom | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Formation Energy(ΔHf)2 entries | -0.8298 | eV/atom | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
| ↳ | -1.065 | eV/atom | Measured |
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