Neodymium chloride (NdCl₃) is an inorganic ceramic compound and rare-earth chloride salt, typically encountered as a crystalline solid or in solution form. It serves primarily as a precursor chemical and dopant material in specialized optical, photonic, and luminescent applications rather than as a structural ceramic. The compound is valued in research and industrial settings for its role in producing neodymium-doped laser crystals, phosphors, and optical fibers, where neodymium's unique electronic properties enable efficient light emission and amplification; it is also used in catalysis and as a starting material for synthesizing other rare-earth ceramics and functional materials.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bulk Modulus(K) | 42.74 | GPa | — | ||
Poisson's Ratio(ν) | 0.2800 | - | — | ||
Shear Modulus(G) | 22.47 | GPa | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Density(ρ) | 4.109 | kg/m³ | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Band Gap(Eg) | 4.374 | eV | — | ||
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity)(εr) | 9.911 | - | — | ||
Magnetic Moment(μB) | 0.000 | µB | — | ||
Piezoelectric Modulus(eij) | 0.000 | C/m² | — | ||
Seebeck Coefficient(S) | -251.5 | µV/K | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull) | 0.01590 | eV/atom | — | ||
Formation Energy(ΔHf)2 entries | -2.696 | eV/atom | — | ||
| ↳ | -2.416 | eV/atom | — |