LuAlO3

ceramic

· LuAlO3

Lutetium aluminate (LuAlO₃) is a rare-earth ceramic compound combining lutetium oxide with aluminum oxide, valued for its high refractive index and optical transparency in the infrared spectrum. It is used primarily in photonic and optoelectronic applications, including laser hosts, scintillator materials for radiation detection, and substrate materials for thin-film devices requiring lattice matching with functional oxides. Engineers select LuAlO₃ when demanding applications require the combination of chemical stability, thermal shock resistance, and optical performance that conventional alumina or other perovskite oxides cannot provide, though its cost and specialization limit it to research and high-performance industrial contexts.

laser crystals and hostsscintillation detectorsinfrared opticsthin-film substratesradiation detectionhigh-temperature photonics

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	30,354.9	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.2500	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	18,400.9	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	0.3011	lb/in³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries	6.174	eV	DFT · PBE
↳	6.275	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
Electron Effective Mass(m*e)	0.7533	me	DFT · OptB88vdW · 27°C
Hole Effective Mass(m*h)	2.540	me	DFT · OptB88vdW · 27°C
Magnetic Moment(μB)2 entries	0.000	μB	DFT
↳	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.00114	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.000961	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-247	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	332.6	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.06300	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)2 entries	-3.622	eV/atom	DFT
↳	-3.608	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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