KInTe2

ceramic

· KInTe2

KInTe2 is a ternary ceramic compound composed of potassium, indium, and tellurium, belonging to the chalcogenide ceramic family. This material is primarily of research interest for optoelectronic and photonic applications, where its semiconducting properties and potential infrared transparency make it a candidate for specialized device functions. Engineers would consider KInTe2 in advanced material design contexts where conventional semiconductors or oxides are insufficient, though its adoption remains limited to laboratory and developmental settings rather than mainstream industrial production.

infrared opticssemiconductor researchphotonic devicesnonlinear optical materialsthermoelectric applicationsexperimental solid-state electronics

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	2,992.1	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.2400	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	1,873.9	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	0.1778	lb/in³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries	1.115	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	1.794	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity)(εr)2 entries	16.33	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	10.28 range 8.256–12.31median of 2 measurements	-	DFT · PBEsol
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)2 entries	9.146	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	6.185	-	DFT · TBmBJ
Electron Effective Mass(m*e)	0.3967	me	DFT · OptB88vdW · 27°C
Hole Effective Mass(m*h)	0.7700	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	0.00133	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.00235	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-151.3	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	272.3	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Spectroscopic Limited Maximum Efficiency (SLME)(SLME)	27.46	%	DFT · TBmBJ

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.000	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-0.7469	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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