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Lu2 Ta2 O8

ceramic

· Lu2 Ta2 O8

Lu2Ta2O8 is a rare-earth tantalate ceramic compound combining lutetium oxide with tantalum pentoxide, belonging to the family of complex oxide ceramics. This material is primarily investigated in research contexts for high-temperature applications and advanced ceramic systems, where the combination of rare-earth and refractory metal oxides offers potential for thermal stability and specialized electrical or optical properties. It is not yet a commodity engineering material, but represents a class of compounds of interest for next-generation refractory ceramics, potential thermal barrier coatings, and specialized electronic ceramics where lutetium's atomic properties and tantalum's refractory characteristics may provide synergistic benefits.

High-temperature ceramics (research)Thermal barrier coatings (developmental)Refractory applicationsAdvanced electronic ceramicsMaterials research

Compliance & Regulations

?Conflict Free?RoHS?REACH?TSCA?Prop 65

Units:

si imperial

Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Band Gap(Eg)	4.075	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-3.536	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Regulatory Screening

Environmental

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Lu2 Ta2 O8

Electrical Properties

Other Properties

Regulatory Screening

Environmental