MgAl2Se4

metal
· JVASP-94865· MgAl2Se4

MgAl2Se4 is a ternary intermetallic compound combining magnesium, aluminum, and selenium elements, belonging to the family of metal selenides with potential layered crystal structures. This material is primarily of research and development interest rather than established industrial production, with investigation focused on semiconductor and optoelectronic applications where the selenium incorporation offers tunable electronic properties distinct from oxide or phosphide alternatives. Engineers would consider this compound for emerging applications in thermoelectric devices, photovoltaic absorbers, or other niche solid-state electronics where the specific combination of metallic bonding and chalcogenide chemistry provides advantages in bandgap engineering or charge carrier mobility.

thermoelectric materials (research)optoelectronic semiconductorsphotovoltaic absorberssolid-state electronics (experimental)layered material composites

Compliance & Regulations

?EAR?Conflict Free?RoHS?REACH?TSCA?Prop 65
PropertyValueUnitConditionsSource
Bulk Modulus(K)
Pa
Exfoliation Energy(Eexf)
meV/atom
Poisson's Ratio(ν)
-
Shear Modulus(G)
Pa
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Density(ρ)
kg/m³
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Band Gap(Eg)
eV
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity)(εr)
-
Magnetic Moment(μB)
µB
Piezoelectric Modulus(eij)
C/m²
Seebeck Coefficient(S)
µV/K
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Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)
eV/atom
Formation Energy(ΔHf)
eV/atom
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Regulatory Screening

Environmental

Export Control

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