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MgGeN2

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· MgGeN2

MgGeN₂ is an inorganic ceramic compound combining magnesium, germanium, and nitrogen—a ternary nitride material. This is primarily a research-phase compound investigated for wide-bandgap semiconductor and structural ceramic applications, with potential relevance to high-temperature, high-hardness, or optoelectronic device contexts where traditional nitride ceramics (such as GaN or AlN) are deployed.

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	150.7	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.2600	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	85.97	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	4.304	kg/m³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries	2.854	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	4.200	eV	Measured
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity)(εr)	9.967	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)	5.133	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Electron Effective Mass(m*e)	0.3167	me	DFT · OptB88vdW · 27°C
Hole Effective Mass(m*h)	2.290	me	DFT · OptB88vdW · 27°C
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Piezoelectric Modulus(eij)	0.5766	C/m²	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.000587	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.00106	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-85.19	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	317.1	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)	-0.7190	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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