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IrCl3

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· IrCl3

Iridium trichloride (IrCl3) is a transition metal halide ceramic compound combining iridium with chlorine, classified within the family of metal chloride ceramics. While primarily a research and specialty chemical material rather than a commodity engineering ceramic, IrCl3 appears in catalysis research, materials synthesis as a precursor compound, and specialized electrochemical applications where iridium's noble metal properties are leveraged. Engineers would consider this material in high-temperature catalytic systems, advanced oxidation processes, or as a precursor for depositing iridium-containing coatings, where its chemical stability and iridium content justify the cost and complexity versus conventional ceramics.

catalysis and catalytic reactorselectrochemical cells and electrodesprecursor materials for thin filmshigh-temperature chemical synthesisspecialty laboratory and research applicationscorrosion-resistant chemical environments

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	27.03	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW
Exfoliation Energy(Eexf)	73.51	meV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.4700	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	13.04	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	5.478	kg/m³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries	1.793	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	2.097	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity)(εr)2 entries	6.345	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	4.810	-	DFT · PBE
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)2 entries	6.005	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	5.163	-	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	0.00138	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.000956	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-398.7	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	431.3	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Spectroscopic Limited Maximum Efficiency (SLME)(SLME)	20.89	%	DFT · TBmBJ

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Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.000	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)2 entries	-0.5123	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	-0.6353	eV/atom	Measured

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