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NaGaF4

ceramic

· JVASP-134726· NaGaF4

NaGaF4 is a sodium gallium fluoride ceramic compound belonging to the fluoride ceramic family, known for its optical and thermal properties. This material is primarily investigated in photonics and laser applications, particularly as a host matrix for rare-earth ion doping in solid-state lasers and luminescent devices. Engineers consider NaGaF4 for high-efficiency optical systems where chemical stability and low phonon energy (characteristic of fluoride ceramics) are advantageous over traditional oxide ceramics, though it remains largely a research-phase material rather than a commodity engineering ceramic.

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	67.80	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.3200	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	1.680	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	3.194	kg/m³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries	4.918	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	9.226	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)2 entries	2.029	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	1.583	-	DFT · TBmBJ
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Spectroscopic Limited Maximum Efficiency (SLME)(SLME)	0.000	%	DFT · TBmBJ

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.1224	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-2.668	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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