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NaNO3

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ceramic

· NaNO3

Sodium nitrate (NaNO₃) is an inorganic ionic ceramic compound commonly encountered as a crystalline salt material. It is primarily used in industrial chemical processes, thermal energy storage systems, and as a constituent in molten salt mixtures for concentrated solar power applications, where its thermal stability and ability to store and release heat at elevated temperatures make it valuable. Engineers select NaNO₃-based systems for heat transfer and energy storage roles where cost-effectiveness and scalability are priorities, though it requires careful handling due to hygroscopic properties and corrosive behavior in molten form.

thermal energy storagemolten salt heat transferconcentrated solar power (CSP)chemical processingindustrial salt formulationshigh-temperature applications

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	5,132.9	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.2900	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	2,771.7	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	0.08100	lb/in³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries	3.030	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	4.512	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)2 entries	2.836	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	2.307	-	DFT · TBmBJ
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.000987	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.000721	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-325.7	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	530.9	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Spectroscopic Limited Maximum Efficiency (SLME)(SLME)	0.000	%	DFT · TBmBJ

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Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.00890	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)2 entries	-0.9903	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	-0.9705	eV/atom	Measured

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