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K3P

ceramic

· K3P

K3P is a potassium phosphide ceramic compound with a low density and moderate elastic properties. While K3P itself has limited established industrial use, phosphide ceramics are of significant interest in materials research for their potential as semiconductors, functional ceramics, and high-temperature materials in specialized applications. Engineers would consider phosphide ceramics when seeking alternatives to conventional oxides for environments demanding superior thermal stability, electrical properties, or chemical resistance.

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	15.97	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.2900	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	8.160	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	1.776	kg/m³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries	0.3040	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	1.807	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity)(εr)	15.78	-	DFT · PBE
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)2 entries	8.506	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	4.233	-	DFT · TBmBJ
Electronic Dielectric Tensor(ε∞)	Matrix (redacted)	-	DFT · PBE
Total Dielectric Tensor(ε)	Matrix (redacted)	-	DFT · PBE
Electron Effective Mass(m*e)	0.01667	me	DFT · OptB88vdW · 27°C
Hole Effective Mass(m*h)	0.01667	me	DFT · OptB88vdW · 27°C
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.000348	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.000578	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-58.79	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	333.3	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Spectroscopic Limited Maximum Efficiency (SLME)(SLME)	27.26	%	DFT · TBmBJ

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.000	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-0.3525	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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