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LuGa

ceramic

· JVASP-35968· LuGa

LuGa is a ceramic compound combining lutetium and gallium, representing an intermetallic or mixed-oxide system that falls within the family of rare-earth ceramics. This material is primarily of research and specialized industrial interest, explored for high-temperature applications, optoelectronic devices, and advanced structural applications where rare-earth elements provide enhanced thermal stability and electronic properties. Engineers would consider LuGa in niche applications requiring the unique combination of rare-earth chemistry with ceramic hardness and thermal resilience, though it remains less common than conventional ceramics due to raw material cost and limited commercial availability.

high-temperature structural ceramicsoptoelectronic substratesrare-earth compound researchthermal barrier coatingsspecialized electronic applicationsaerospace materials research

Compliance & Regulations

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	76.93	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.2400	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	50.06	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	9.227	kg/m³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries	0.000	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	0.000	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.00122	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.00125	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-12.10	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	-12.76	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)	-0.6156	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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