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Mo8P5

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· JVASP-12760· Mo8P5

Mo8P5 is a molybdenum phosphide intermetallic compound, representing a transition metal phosphide in the Mo-P binary system. This material family is primarily investigated for electrocatalytic and energy conversion applications, where molybdenum phosphides have shown promise as alternatives to platinum-group catalysts due to their lower cost and strong activity toward hydrogen evolution and related electrochemical reactions.

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	8.071	kg/m³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)	0.000	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.000266	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.000276	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-3.963	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	-4.340	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.03820	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-0.4476	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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