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PBr5

ceramic

· JVASP-14319· PBr5

Phosphorus pentabromide (PBr₅) is an inorganic halide compound that functions as a strong Lewis acid and brominating agent rather than a structural ceramic in the traditional sense. While classified here as ceramic due to its inorganic nature, PBr₅ is primarily valued as a specialized chemical reagent in synthetic organic chemistry and materials processing, where it facilitates bromination reactions and acts as a dehydrating agent. Engineers and chemists select PBr₅ over milder brominating alternatives when reactions require high reactivity, though its corrosive and moisture-sensitive properties demand careful handling and specialized containment.

organic synthesis reagentbromination reactionspharmaceutical manufacturingspecialty chemical processinglaboratory/research chemistry

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Bulk Modulus(K)	2.380	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	930.0	MPa	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	3.619	kg/m³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries	1.739	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	2.356	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)	6.861	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.00218	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.000581	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-272.4	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	387.1	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Spectroscopic Limited Maximum Efficiency (SLME)(SLME)	15.46	%	DFT · TBmBJ

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.000	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-0.2777	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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