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LuPO4

ceramic

· JVASP-34499· LuPO4

Lutetium phosphate (LuPO4) is a rare-earth phosphate ceramic compound belonging to the orthophosphate family, characterized by a dense crystalline structure. While not yet widely established in mainstream industrial production, LuPO4 is of significant interest in photonics, nuclear applications, and advanced ceramics research due to the unique properties conferred by lutetium—the heaviest stable lanthanide—which make it candidates for radiation-resistant matrices, scintillation detectors, and high-temperature structural ceramics where chemical stability and density are critical.

scintillation detectorsradiation-shielding ceramicshigh-temperature structural applicationsnuclear fuel matricesrare-earth phosphate researchphotonic device substrates

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	0.2603	lb/in³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)	6.373	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)	3.316	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.00107	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.00142	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-182.3	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	411.5	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.07120	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-3.161	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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