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KNdTe2

ceramic

· JVASP-1744· KNdTe2

KNdTe2 is a ternary ceramic compound combining potassium, neodymium, and tellurium—a rare-earth telluride belonging to the chalcogenide ceramic family. This material is primarily of research interest rather than established commercial production, studied for its potential in solid-state applications where rare-earth elements provide unique electronic or thermal properties. The potassium-neodymium-tellurium system has attracted attention in materials science for potential uses in thermoelectric devices, optical applications, or specialized electronic ceramics where telluride semiconductors offer advantages over conventional oxides.

Thermoelectric materials (research)Rare-earth ceramicsSolid-state electronicsOptical/photonic materials (experimental)High-temperature applications (exploratory)

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	29.29	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.2400	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	19.61	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Density(ρ)	4.898	kg/m³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries	1.255	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	1.810	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity)(εr)	17.65	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)2 entries	7.617	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	6.548	-	DFT · TBmBJ
Electron Effective Mass(m*e)	0.5633	me	DFT · OptB88vdW · 27°C
Hole Effective Mass(m*h)	0.9833	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	0.00296	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.00174	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-241.3	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	214.5	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Spectroscopic Limited Maximum Efficiency (SLME)(SLME)	27.14	%	DFT · TBmBJ

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.000	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-1.487	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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