Nd3Te4 is a rare-earth telluride compound semiconductor composed of neodymium and tellurium, belonging to the family of lanthanide chalcogenides. This material is primarily of research interest for its potential thermoelectric and optoelectronic properties, rather than a widely deployed industrial material. Engineers consider rare-earth tellurides like Nd3Te4 for next-generation thermoelectric energy conversion, infrared photonics, and solid-state cooling applications where the coupling of rare-earth elements with heavy chalcogen anions can enable unusual electronic band structures and phonon scattering behavior.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Density(ρ) | 7.210 | kg/m³ | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries | 1.600 | eV | — | ||
| ↳ | 0.000 | eV | — | ||
Magnetic Moment(μB) | 0.000 | µB | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull) | 0.02300 | eV/atom | — | ||
Formation Energy(ΔHf) | -1.478 | eV/atom | — |