LuCl3

ceramic

· JVASP-33823· LuCl3

Lutetium trichloride (LuCl₃) is an inorganic ceramic chloride compound featuring lutetium, a rare earth element, in the +3 oxidation state. This material is primarily used in research and specialized industrial applications including rare earth optical systems, catalytic processes, and high-temperature ceramic compositions, where its rare earth properties enable unique electronic and thermal characteristics. LuCl₃ is notable for applications requiring rare earth chemistry rather than as a structural ceramic; it is typically encountered in laboratory synthesis, materials research, and niche photonic or catalytic systems rather than mainstream engineering.

rare earth optical materialscatalytic systemsmaterials researchhigh-temperature ceramicsphotonic compoundsspecialized chemical synthesis

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Bulk Modulus(K)	2,745.6	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	1,105.2	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	0.1389	lb/in³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries	3.393	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	5.300	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity)(εr)	8.866	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)2 entries	3.272	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	2.666	-	DFT · TBmBJ
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Piezoelectric Modulus(eij)	0.000	C/m²	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.00122	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.00148	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-189.4	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	305.3	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Spectroscopic Limited Maximum Efficiency (SLME)(SLME)	0.000	%	DFT · TBmBJ

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.000	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-2.226	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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