NbCl4 is a niobium tetrachloride compound belonging to the metal halide family, primarily of interest as a precursor material and intermediate compound in materials synthesis rather than as a structural engineering material itself. This chloride is used in research and industrial synthesis routes for producing niobium-based materials, refractory compounds, and thin films, particularly in semiconductor processing and specialty chemical manufacturing where controlled niobium introduction is required. NbCl4 is notable in layered material research contexts due to its exfoliation characteristics, making it relevant to emerging applications in two-dimensional materials development and advanced coatings.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bulk Modulus(K) | 21.42 | GPa | — | ||
Exfoliation Energy(Eexf) | 74.08 | meV/atom | — | ||
Poisson's Ratio(ν) | 0.2700 | - | — | ||
Shear Modulus(G) | 12.35 | GPa | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Density(ρ) | 3.159 | kg/m³ | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Band Gap(Eg) | 0.9510 | eV | — | ||
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity)(εr)2 entries | 6.300 | - | — | ||
| ↳ | 13.35 | - | — | ||
Electronic Dielectric Tensor(ε∞) | Matrix (redacted) | - | — | ||
Total Dielectric Tensor(ε) | Matrix (redacted) | - | — | ||
Magnetic Moment(μB) | 0.000 | µB | — | ||
Piezoelectric Modulus(eij) | 0.000 | C/m² | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull) | 0.000 | eV/atom | — | ||
Formation Energy(ΔHf)2 entries | -1.440 | eV/atom | — | ||
| ↳ | -1.308 | eV/atom | — |