NbCu3S4 is an intermetallic sulfide compound combining niobium and copper in a ternary system, representing an experimental material primarily of interest in materials research rather than established industrial production. This compound belongs to the family of transition metal sulfides and chalcogenides, which are investigated for electronic, catalytic, and energy storage applications. The material's potential lies in electrochemistry and solid-state chemistry, where mixed-metal sulfides are explored for catalytic performance in hydrogen evolution reactions, energy conversion, and advanced battery or supercapacitor systems, though it remains in the early research phase with limited commercial deployment.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bulk Modulus(K)2 entries | 39.66 | GPa | — | ||
| ↳ | 41.63 | GPa | — | ||
Poisson's Ratio(ν) | 0.2500 | - | — | ||
Shear Modulus(G)2 entries | 25.04 | GPa | — | ||
| ↳ | 27.26 | GPa | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Density(ρ) | 4.090 | kg/m³ | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Band Gap(Eg) | 1.640 | eV | — | ||
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity)(εr)3 entries | 6.730 | - | — | ||
| ↳ | 6.847 | - | — | ||
| ↳ | 7.017 range 6.886–7.149median of 2 measurements | - | — | ||
Electronic Dielectric Tensor(ε∞) | Matrix (redacted) | - | — | ||
Total Dielectric Tensor(ε) | Matrix (redacted) | - | — | ||
Magnetic Moment(μB) | 0.000 | µB | — | ||
Piezoelectric Modulus(eij)2 entries | 0.00199 | C/m² | — | ||
| ↳ | 0.1360 | C/m² | — | ||
Piezoelectric Stress Tensor(eij) | Matrix (redacted) | C/m² | — | ||
Seebeck Coefficient(S) | -294.5 | µV/K | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull) | 0.000 | eV/atom | — | ||
Formation Energy(ΔHf) | -0.6346 | eV/atom | — |