KSmF4 — Properties & Data | MatWorld

KSmF4

ceramic

· JVASP-22958· KSmF4

KSmF4 is a potassium samarium fluoride ceramic compound belonging to the rare-earth fluoride family. This material is primarily investigated in optics and photonics research, particularly for solid-state laser applications and luminescent devices that exploit samarium's unique optical properties. While not yet widely established in high-volume industrial production, KSmF4 represents a promising candidate for next-generation laser hosts and optical coatings where rare-earth dopants are needed for specific wavelength emission or fluorescence applications.

solid-state laser hostsphotonics and optics researchfluoride optical materialsrare-earth dopant matricesluminescent devices

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	10,106.2	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.3000	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	4,781.9	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	0.1802	lb/in³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries	7.550	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	9.351	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity)(εr)	8.711	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)2 entries	2.483	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	2.069	-	DFT · TBmBJ
Piezoelectric Modulus(eij)	0.000	C/m²	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.000917	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.0000958	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-211.7	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	466.3	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Spectroscopic Limited Maximum Efficiency (SLME)(SLME)	0.000	%	DFT · TBmBJ

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.000	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-3.920	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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