Potassium scandium oxide (KScO₃) is an inorganic ceramic compound belonging to the perovskite-related oxide family, synthesized primarily for research and specialized applications rather than high-volume industrial production. This material is investigated for its potential in solid-state ionics, photocatalysis, and advanced functional ceramics where scandium-containing compounds offer unique electrochemical or optical properties. Engineers would consider KScO₃ when conventional oxides prove inadequate for high-temperature ionic conductivity, catalytic activity, or when scandium's rare-earth properties are essential to device performance—though availability and cost typically limit it to laboratory-scale and emerging technology sectors.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Density(ρ) | 0.1080 | lb/in³ | DFT · OptB88vdW |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Band Gap(Eg)3 entries | 0.000 | eV | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
| ↳ | 0.000 | eV | DFT · PBE | ||
| ↳ | 0.000 | eV | Measured | ||
Magnetic Moment(μB)3 entries | 0.4000 | μB | DFT | ||
| ↳ | 2.000 | μB | DFT | ||
| ↳ | 2.000 | µB | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries | 0.000304 | W/(m·K²) | DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C | ||
| ↳ | 0.000301 | W/(m·K²) | DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C | ||
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries | 15.00 | μV/K | DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C | ||
| ↳ | 14.90 | μV/K | DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull) | 0.3172 | eV/atom | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Formation Energy(ΔHf)3 entries | -2.180 | eV/atom | DFT | ||
| ↳ | 0.6400 | eV/atom | DFT | ||
| ↳ | -2.171 | eV/atom | DFT · OptB88vdW |
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