Pr3CuSiS7 is a ternary intermetallic compound containing praseodymium, copper, and silicon with sulfur, representing a rare-earth transition metal chalcogenide. This is a research-grade material with limited commercial production; it belongs to the family of rare-earth metal sulfides and silicides that are primarily of academic interest for studying electronic and magnetic properties rather than established engineering applications. Potential engineering relevance lies in emerging fields such as thermoelectric devices, magnetic refrigeration systems, or specialty semiconductor applications where rare-earth compounds offer tunable electronic properties unavailable in conventional metallic alloys.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bulk Modulus(K) | 10,171.5 | ksi | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Poisson's Ratio(ν) | 0.2800 | - | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Shear Modulus(G) | 5,357.7 | ksi | DFT · OptB88vdW |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Density(ρ) | 0.1679 | lb/in³ | DFT · OptB88vdW |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries | 1.675 | eV | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
| ↳ | 2.150 | eV | DFT · TBmBJ | ||
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity)(εr) | 15.16 | - | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)2 entries | 7.888 | - | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
| ↳ | 7.034 | - | DFT · TBmBJ | ||
Electron Effective Mass(m*e) | 1.043 | me | DFT · OptB88vdW · 27°C | ||
Hole Effective Mass(m*h) | 2.680 | me | DFT · OptB88vdW · 27°C | ||
Piezoelectric Modulus(eij) | 0.1898 | C/m² | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries | 0.00135 | W/(m·K²) | DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C | ||
| ↳ | 0.000611 | W/(m·K²) | DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C | ||
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries | -217.8 | μV/K | DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C | ||
| ↳ | 307.5 | μV/K | DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C | ||
Spectroscopic Limited Maximum Efficiency (SLME)(SLME) | 19.73 | % | DFT · TBmBJ |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull) | 0.000 | eV/atom | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Formation Energy(ΔHf) | -1.694 | eV/atom | DFT · OptB88vdW |
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