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Li2CdSnS4

Name: Li2CdSnS4
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· Li2CdSnS4

Li2CdSnS4 is a quaternary sulfide semiconductor compound combining lithium, cadmium, tin, and sulfur in a crystalline structure. This is a research-phase material studied for optoelectronic and photovoltaic applications, part of the broader family of chalcogenide semiconductors that show promise for light absorption and charge transport in thin-film devices. The material's potential lies in its tunable bandgap and layered crystal structure, which could enable alternatives to conventional semiconductors in photovoltaic cells, photodetectors, or nonlinear optical systems where cadmium and tin chalcogenides have shown activity.

thin-film photovoltaics (research)photodetectors (experimental)nonlinear optical devicessolar cell absorber layers (developmental)optoelectronic semiconductors

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	39.36	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.3300	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	15.81	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	3.379	kg/m³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)3 entries	3.260	eV	Measured
↳	1.846	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	2.944	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)	4.493	-	DFT · TBmBJ
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Spectroscopic Limited Maximum Efficiency (SLME)(SLME)	5.350	%	DFT · TBmBJ

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.000	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-0.9584	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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