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.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Density(ρ) | 5.408 | kg/m³ | DFT · OptB88vdW |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
| 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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