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MgSc2Se4

ceramic

· JVASP-35950· MgSc2Se4

MgSc2Se4 is a ternary ceramic compound combining magnesium, scandium, and selenium. This material belongs to the family of selenide ceramics and exists primarily in research contexts; it is not yet established in mainstream industrial production. Materials in this chemical family are investigated for potential applications in optoelectronics, semiconductor devices, and solid-state physics where the combination of light elements with transition metals offers tunable electronic properties and thermal characteristics.

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	0.1480	lb/in³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries	1.138	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	1.683	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)2 entries	8.179	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	6.695	-	DFT · TBmBJ
Electron Effective Mass(m*e)	0.5600	me	DFT · OptB88vdW · 27°C
Hole Effective Mass(m*h)	0.9000	me	DFT · OptB88vdW · 27°C
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.00110	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.00228	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-173.2	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	275.7	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Spectroscopic Limited Maximum Efficiency (SLME)(SLME)	29.47	%	DFT · TBmBJ

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.000	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-1.669	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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