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LiHg

ceramic

· LiHg

LiHg is an intermetallic ceramic compound combining lithium and mercury, representing a specialized class of materials studied primarily in research contexts rather than established industrial production. This material belongs to the family of metal-ceramic hybrids and exhibits properties relevant to exploratory materials science, particularly where the combination of low-density alkali metal (lithium) with a dense, mobile metal (mercury) creates unique electrochemical or thermal characteristics. While not in widespread commercial use, LiHg and related lithium-mercury systems are of interest in energy storage research, advanced ceramics development, and fundamental studies of intermetallic phases.

research and developmentintermetallic phase studiesadvanced ceramics explorationelectrochemical applicationshigh-density composite researchthermal management systems (experimental)

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)3 entries	4,561.9	ksi	DFT
↳	5,057.5	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	4,561.9	ksi	DFT · PBE
Elastic Compliance Tensor(Sij)	Matrix (redacted)	1/GPa	DFT · PBE
Elastic Anisotropy(AU)	0.9457	-	DFT · PBE
Elastic Stiffness Tensor(Cij)	Matrix (redacted)	ksi	DFT · PBE
Poisson's Ratio(ν)2 entries	0.2900	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	0.2835	-	DFT · PBE
Shear Modulus(G)3 entries	2,308.6	ksi	DFT
↳	2,668.7	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	2,308.6	ksi	DFT · PBE

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	0.3411	lb/in³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Band Gap(Eg)	0.000	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.01660	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-0.2792	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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