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Li2CO3

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ceramic

· Li2CO3

Lithium carbonate (Li₂CO₃) is an inorganic ceramic compound widely used as a raw material and flux in glass and ceramic manufacturing, where it lowers melting temperatures and improves melt fluidity. Beyond traditional ceramics, it serves as a critical precursor in lithium-ion battery production, in pharmaceutical formulations for mood disorders, and as a component in specialty glasses and glazes. Engineers select this material for applications where lithium's low density and thermal properties offer advantages, or where its role as a chemical intermediate in battery electrolytes and lithium compound synthesis is essential.

lithium-ion battery productionceramic glazes and fluxesspecialty glass manufacturingpharmaceutical precursorlithium compound synthesis

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	82.64	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.2700	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	59.89	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	2.516	kg/m³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)	5.116	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity)(εr)	3.968 range 2.432–5.504median of 2 measurements	-	DFT · PBEsol
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)	2.643	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.00133	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.000709	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-285.6	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	457.2	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Spectroscopic Limited Maximum Efficiency (SLME)(SLME)	18.27	%	DFT · TBmBJ

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.04880	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)2 entries	-1.980	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	-2.100	eV/atom	Measured

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