PaHgTe₂ is an experimental ternary ceramic compound combining lead, mercury, and tellurium—a member of the chalcogenide ceramic family with potential semiconductor or thermoelectric properties. This material remains primarily in research phases; similar lead telluride-based systems are investigated for high-temperature thermoelectric power generation and infrared detection applications where conventional semiconductors are thermally or chemically unstable. The inclusion of mercury makes this compound of particular interest for narrow-bandgap semiconductor research, though practical engineering adoption is limited by mercury's toxicity and the material's likely environmental regulatory constraints.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Density(ρ) | 0.3649 | lb/in³ | DFT · OptB88vdW |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Band Gap(Eg) | 0.000 | eV | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Magnetic Moment(μB) | 0.9990 | µB | DFT · OptB88vdW |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull) | 0.000 | eV/atom | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Formation Energy(ΔHf) | -0.4136 | eV/atom | DFT · OptB88vdW |
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