K4HgAs2 is an intermetallic ceramic compound containing potassium, mercury, and arsenic elements, representing a rare quaternary phase that falls within the broader family of metal arsenides and mercury-containing ceramics. This is a research-stage material with limited industrial deployment; it is primarily of interest to materials scientists studying layered crystal structures and potential semiconductor or electronic applications in specialized contexts. The material's notable characteristic involves its layered exfoliation behavior, which suggests potential relevance to applications requiring anisotropic properties or nanosheet extraction, though further development and characterization would be necessary before practical engineering adoption.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exfoliation Energy(Eexf) | 107.4 | meV/atom | DFT · OptB88vdW |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Density(ρ) | 3.191 | kg/m³ | DFT · OptB88vdW |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Band Gap(Eg) | 0.7870 | eV | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity)(εr)3 entries | 11.88 | - | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
| ↳ | 8.910 | - | DFT · PBE | ||
| ↳ | 7.098 range 5.398–8.797median of 2 measurements | - | DFT · PBEsol | ||
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞) | 6.851 | - | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
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 | 0.000589 | W/(m·K²) | DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C | ||
| ↳ | 0.000891 | W/(m·K²) | DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C | ||
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries | -82.06 | μV/K | DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C | ||
| ↳ | 385.2 | μV/K | DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull) | 0.000 | eV/atom | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Formation Energy(ΔHf) | -0.4626 | eV/atom | DFT · OptB88vdW |
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