KTaAg2Se4 is a ternary intermetallic compound combining potassium, tantalum, silver, and selenium—a selenide-based material with potential applications in solid-state electronics and thermoelectric devices. This is a research-phase compound rather than a commercial material; it belongs to an emerging family of complex metal chalcogenides being investigated for their electronic and phonon-transport properties. Engineers and materials scientists study such compounds primarily to understand structure-property relationships that could lead to improved thermoelectric conversion, ionic conductivity, or photonic applications.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Density(ρ) | 5.275 | kg/m³ | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Band Gap(Eg) | 1.660 | eV | — | ||
Magnetic Moment(μB) | 0.000 | µB | — | ||
Seebeck Coefficient(S) | -297.5 | µV/K | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull) | 0.000 | eV/atom | — | ||
Formation Energy(ΔHf) | -0.6490 | eV/atom | — |