Pr2CdS4

ceramic

· JVASP-13345· Pr2CdS4

Pr₂CdS₄ is a ternary ceramic compound composed of praseodymium, cadmium, and sulfur, belonging to the family of rare-earth chalcogenides. This material is primarily of research and developmental interest rather than established industrial production, with potential applications in optoelectronic and photonic devices where rare-earth doping and sulfide-based semiconductors offer unique electronic and optical properties. Engineers would consider this compound for specialized applications requiring tailored bandgap energies, luminescence, or nonlinear optical behavior, though its practical use remains limited to laboratory-scale investigations and potential integration into advanced materials systems.

rare-earth optoelectronics (research)photonic materials developmentsolid-state light sourcesmaterials characterization studiesspecialty ceramics and semiconductors

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	0.1954	lb/in³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries	1.652	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	2.709	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity)(εr)	189.4	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)2 entries	9.091	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	7.724	-	DFT · TBmBJ
Electron Effective Mass(m*e)	0.4400	me	DFT · OptB88vdW · 27°C
Hole Effective Mass(m*h)	1.497	me	DFT · OptB88vdW · 27°C
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Piezoelectric Modulus(eij)	0.07551	C/m²	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.00119	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.00206	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-204.9	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	330.9	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Spectroscopic Limited Maximum Efficiency (SLME)(SLME)	8.690	%	DFT · TBmBJ

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.07620	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-1.715	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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