MgZnS2

ceramic

· JVASP-102714· MgZnS2

MgZnS2 is a ternary ceramic compound combining magnesium, zinc, and sulfur, representing an understudied mixed-metal sulfide in the broader family of II-VI semiconductors and ceramic materials. While not widely commercialized, this composition sits at the intersection of research into wide-bandgap semiconductors and structural ceramics, with potential applications where thermal stability, optical properties, or ionic conductivity of sulfide phases could provide advantages over conventional oxides. Engineers considering this material should recognize it as primarily a research compound; its relevance would depend on emerging application spaces in solid-state electronics, thermal management composites, or specialized optical/photonic devices where the Mg-Zn-S system offers unexplored performance windows.

experimental semiconductorswide-bandgap optoelectronicssolid-state ionic conductorsthermal management researchphotonic device developmentadvanced ceramic composites

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	9,325.9	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.3300	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	3,953.7	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	0.1079	lb/in³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries	2.548	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	3.927	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)2 entries	5.372	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	4.153	-	DFT · TBmBJ
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Spectroscopic Limited Maximum Efficiency (SLME)(SLME)	0.06000	%	DFT · TBmBJ

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.02330	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-1.243	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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MgZnS2

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