NpSb3 — Properties & Data | MatWorld

NpSb3

ceramic

· JVASP-79079· NpSb3

NpSb₃ is an intermetallic ceramic compound composed of neptunium and antimony, belonging to the rare-earth and actinide compound family. This material exists primarily in research and experimental contexts rather than in established industrial production, with investigation focused on its electronic, thermal, and mechanical properties as a candidate for specialized nuclear fuel applications and fundamental studies of actinide chemistry. The compound represents exploratory work in understanding how actinide elements behave when combined with pnictogens, relevant to advanced nuclear materials science and high-temperature structural systems.

nuclear materials researchactinide compoundshigh-temperature structural ceramicsmaterials physics experimentationadvanced fuel developmentintermetallic research

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	65.78	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.3600	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	25.01	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	9.473	kg/m³	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)	3.720	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.000	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-0.2042	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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NpSb3

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