K2PtCl6

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· K2PtCl6

K2PtCl6 (potassium hexachloroplatinate) is an inorganic salt compound containing platinum, typically encountered as a crystalline solid in laboratory and industrial chemistry settings rather than as a conventional structural material. While not commonly used as a bulk engineering material itself, this compound serves as a precursor, catalyst, or specialized reagent in chemical synthesis, plating operations, and materials preparation—particularly in the production of platinum-based coatings and catalytic systems. Engineers and researchers select this material for applications requiring high platinum content in controlled chemical form, leveraging platinum's exceptional corrosion resistance, catalytic activity, and stability in demanding chemical environments.

platinum electroplatingcatalytic precursorschemical synthesislaboratory reagentscorrosion-resistant coatingsspecialty inorganic salts

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)2 entries	1,811.6	ksi	DFT
↳	3,085	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.2900	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)2 entries	901.2	ksi	DFT
↳	1,598.3	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Density(ρ)	0.1272	lb/in³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries	1.646	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	2.168	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity)(εr)2 entries	6.945	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	9.510	-	DFT · PBE
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)2 entries	4.452	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	3.815	-	DFT · TBmBJ
Electronic Dielectric Tensor(ε∞)	Matrix (redacted)	-	DFT · PBE
Total Dielectric Tensor(ε)	Matrix (redacted)	-	DFT · PBE
Electron Effective Mass(m*e)	0.7200	me	DFT · OptB88vdW · 27°C
Hole Effective Mass(m*h)	2.250	me	DFT · OptB88vdW · 27°C
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Piezoelectric Modulus(eij)	0.000	C/m²	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.00211	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.00184	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-240.8	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	409.2	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Spectroscopic Limited Maximum Efficiency (SLME)(SLME)	19.33	%	DFT · TBmBJ

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Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.000	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-1.290	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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