LiCd

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· LiCd

LiCd is an intermetallic ceramic compound combining lithium and cadmium elements, forming a rigid crystalline structure with moderate stiffness and density. While not widely established in mainstream industrial production, this material belongs to the family of lightweight ceramic intermetallics that are primarily of research interest for applications requiring combinations of low density, electrical conductivity, or thermal properties that differ from conventional oxide ceramics. Engineers would consider LiCd in exploratory projects involving energy storage, high-temperature structural composites, or specialized electronic/thermal management systems where cadmium-containing phases can be tolerated and where the specific elastic and density characteristics align with design constraints.

research compoundslightweight structural ceramicsenergy storage researchelectronic materials developmenthigh-temperature compositesthermal management systems

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)3 entries	5,052.2	ksi	DFT
↳	5,472.3	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	5,052.2	ksi	DFT · PBE
Elastic Compliance Tensor(Sij)	Matrix (redacted)	1/GPa	DFT · PBE
Elastic Anisotropy(AU)	5.668	-	DFT · PBE
Elastic Stiffness Tensor(Cij)	Matrix (redacted)	ksi	DFT · PBE
Poisson's Ratio(ν)2 entries	0.3400	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	0.3091	-	DFT · PBE
Shear Modulus(G)3 entries	2,209.9	ksi	DFT
↳	2,944.3	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	2,209.9	ksi	DFT · PBE

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	0.1917	lb/in³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)	0.000	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.0000241	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.0000257	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-1.520	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	-1.570	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.000	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-0.2780	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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