PbS2 — Properties & Data | MatWorld

PbS2

ceramic

· JVASP-35319· PbS2

PbS2 (lead disulfide) is a chalcogenide ceramic compound belonging to the family of metal sulfides. While not widely commercialized as a bulk engineering material, lead disulfides are studied primarily in research contexts for optoelectronic and photovoltaic applications due to their narrow bandgap and potential for infrared detection and absorption. The material faces significant practical limitations for conventional structural applications, and its use is largely confined to specialized research environments and niche photodetector development rather than high-volume industrial manufacturing.

infrared photodetectorsoptoelectronic researchnarrow-bandgap semiconductorssolar absorber layersexperimental quantum dot synthesislight-harvesting materials

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	-20.31	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.4100	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	-355.3	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	0.2264	lb/in³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries	0.3250	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	1.032	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)2 entries	14.00	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	9.008	-	DFT · TBmBJ
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.00166	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.000978	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-113.2	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	98.91	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Spectroscopic Limited Maximum Efficiency (SLME)(SLME)	32.11	%	DFT · TBmBJ

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.03560	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-0.4075	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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