NbO2

ceramic
· NbO2

Niobium dioxide (NbO2) is a transition metal oxide ceramic characterized by a layered crystal structure with significant anisotropic mechanical properties. While primarily investigated in materials research rather than established industrial production, NbO2 is of interest in the refractory ceramics and advanced electronics communities due to its high melting point and mixed-valence electronic behavior typical of niobium oxides. The material's exfoliable layered structure positions it as a potential precursor for two-dimensional nanomaterials and suggests applications in energy storage, catalysis, and electronic device engineering where phase stability and reduced dimensionality could provide functional advantages over conventional oxides.

research and development — 2D nanomaterialsrefractory ceramic applicationsadvanced battery electrodescatalytic surfaceshigh-temperature structural ceramicsthin-film electronics

Compliance & Regulations

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Bulk Modulus(K)2 entries
235.1
GPa
23.07
GPa
Exfoliation Energy(Eexf)
67.44
meV/atom
Poisson's Ratio(ν)
-0.05000
-
Shear Modulus(G)2 entries
96.31
GPa
40.06
GPa
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Density(ρ)
5.507
kg/m³
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Band Gap(Eg)
0.000
eV
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity)(εr)
20.23
-
Magnetic Moment(μB)
0.000
µB
Piezoelectric Modulus(eij)
0.000
C/m²
Seebeck Coefficient(S)
-14.20
µV/K
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Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)
0.3083
eV/atom
Formation Energy(ΔHf)2 entries
-2.747
eV/atom
-2.313
eV/atom
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Regulatory Screening

Environmental

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