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MgZn3S4

ceramic

· JVASP-107751· MgZn3S4

MgZn3S4 is a ternary ceramic compound combining magnesium, zinc, and sulfur, belonging to the sulfide ceramic family. This material is primarily of research and development interest rather than established in mainstream industrial production, with potential applications in optoelectronics, semiconductor devices, and thermal management systems where the combination of ionic and covalent bonding can offer unique optical or thermal properties. Engineers would consider this compound for emerging applications in photovoltaics, wide-bandgap semiconductors, or specialized refractory uses where the magnesium-zinc-sulfur system offers advantages over binary sulfides or conventional ceramics.

semiconductor researchoptoelectronic devicesphotovoltaic materialsthermal managementexperimental coatingsadvanced ceramics development

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	67.43	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.3200	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	30.50	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	3.490	kg/m³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries	2.241	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	3.661	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)2 entries	5.886	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	4.437	-	DFT · TBmBJ
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Spectroscopic Limited Maximum Efficiency (SLME)(SLME)	0.6800	%	DFT · TBmBJ

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.01230	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-1.064	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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