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Pa3Ta

ceramic

· JVASP-39339· Pa3Ta

Pa3Ta is an intermetallic ceramic compound composed of protactinium and tantalum, representing a refractory ceramic material from the actinide-transition metal family. This material is primarily of research and specialized defense/nuclear technology interest, as protactinium-containing compounds are studied for high-temperature structural applications and nuclear fuel matrix materials where extreme thermal stability and radiation resistance are critical. Pa3Ta exemplifies the broader class of high-density refractory ceramics used in environments where conventional oxide or carbide ceramics reach their operational limits.

nuclear fuel matriceshigh-temperature refractory applicationsradiation-resistant ceramicsdefense/classified researchactinide material systems

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	15.07	kg/m³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)	0.000	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.000187	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.000163	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	7.680	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	7.163	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.2498	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	0.1816	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Pa3Ta

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