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Pr2C3

ceramic

· JVASP-20327· Pr2C3

Pr₂C₃ is a rare-earth carbide ceramic composed of praseodymium and carbon, belonging to the family of lanthanide carbides. This material is primarily of academic and research interest rather than established industrial production, valued for investigating high-temperature ceramic properties and the behavior of rare-earth intermetallic compounds in extreme environments. Applications remain largely experimental but center on potential use in high-temperature structural applications, nuclear fuel matrices, and advanced refractory systems where rare-earth carbides may offer superior thermal stability or neutron absorption characteristics compared to conventional carbides.

High-temperature ceramics (research)Refractory materialsNuclear fuel chemistryRare-earth compound researchExtreme environment testing

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	6.409	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	0.000131	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.0000538	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-18.41	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	-11.92	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.000	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-0.2758	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Pr2C3

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