NpC

ceramic

· JVASP-14949· NpC

Neptunium carbide (NpC) is a transuranium ceramic compound combining neptunium with carbon, belonging to the refractory carbide family. This material is primarily encountered in nuclear fuel research and materials science studies rather than commercial production, where it serves as a model compound for understanding actinide chemistry and high-temperature ceramic behavior. NpC is notable for its extreme density and potential use in advanced nuclear applications, though its radioactive nature, scarcity, and specialized handling requirements limit it to laboratory and research contexts where actinide fuel properties and performance are being investigated.

nuclear fuel researchactinide materials sciencehigh-temperature ceramics characterizationtransuranium compound studiesrefractory ceramic research

Compliance & Regulations

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si imperial

Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	23,259.7	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.4300	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	3,713	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	0.4873	lb/in³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries	0.000	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	0.000	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
Magnetic Moment(μB)	2.823	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.00000472	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.00000172	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-1.710	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	-1.030	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.02390	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-0.1396	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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