Lithium sulfate (Li₂SO₄) is an inorganic ceramic compound and ionic salt widely studied as a functional material in electrochemistry and thermal applications. It serves primary roles in lithium-ion battery electrolyte systems, thermal energy storage media, and specialized laboratory applications where its hygroscopic and ionic properties are valuable. Engineers select this material for electrochemical systems requiring high lithium-ion conductivity and for thermal management applications in concentrated salt solutions, though industrial adoption remains concentrated in research settings and specialized battery formulations rather than commodity applications.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bulk Modulus(K) | 63.99 | GPa | — | ||
Poisson's Ratio(ν) | 0.2700 | - | — | ||
Shear Modulus(G) | 36.81 | GPa | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Density(ρ) | 2.681 | kg/m³ | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Band Gap(Eg) | 6.567 | eV | — | ||
Magnetic Moment(μB) | 0.000 | µB | — | ||
Seebeck Coefficient(S) | -137.6 | µV/K | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull) | 0.02900 | eV/atom | — | ||
Formation Energy(ΔHf)2 entries | -2.110 | eV/atom | — | ||
| ↳ | -1.980 | eV/atom | — |