Nickel chloride (NiCl₂) is an inorganic salt compound consisting of nickel and chlorine, commonly available as a hexahydrate in industrial and laboratory settings. It serves primarily as a precursor material in electroplating, catalysis, and battery chemistry, where its solubility and redox properties enable metal deposition and ion-exchange applications. Engineers select NiCl₂ for processes requiring controlled nickel sourcing, corrosion resistance coatings, and specialized chemical synthesis, though it is more frequently encountered as a process chemical rather than a structural material in finished products.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bulk Modulus(K) | 31.94 | GPa | — | ||
Exfoliation Energy(Eexf) | 66.03 | meV/atom | — | ||
Poisson's Ratio(ν) | 0.4100 | - | — | ||
Shear Modulus(G) | 9.450 | GPa | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Density(ρ) | 3.683 | kg/m³ | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Band Gap(Eg) | 0.7810 | eV | — | ||
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity)(εr) | 465.4 | - | — | ||
Magnetic Moment(μB) | 2.000 | µB | — | ||
Piezoelectric Modulus(eij) | 0.000 | C/m² | — | ||
Seebeck Coefficient(S) | -386.8 | µV/K | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull) | 0.000 | eV/atom | — | ||
Formation Energy(ΔHf)2 entries | -1.053 | eV/atom | — | ||
| ↳ | -0.6243 | eV/atom | — |