NpO

ceramic

· JVASP-15699· NpO

Neptunium oxide (NpO) is an actinide ceramic compound primarily encountered in nuclear materials research and legacy nuclear fuel processing. This material is significant in nuclear engineering and materials science as a reference compound for understanding actinide chemistry and oxide behavior under extreme conditions, though it has limited practical industrial applications outside specialized nuclear contexts. NpO is notable for its role in fundamental studies of transuranium element materials and in the characterization of nuclear waste streams.

nuclear materials researchactinide chemistry studiesnuclear waste characterizationfuel cycle analysislegacy nuclear fuel reprocessinghigh-density ceramic systems

Compliance & Regulations

?Conflict Free?RoHS?REACH?TSCA?Prop 65

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	26,890	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.3600	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	9,911.9	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	0.5298	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)	3.478	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.00105	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.00102	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	17.08	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	16.76	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.1391	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-2.575	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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