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PtCl2

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· PtCl2

PtCl2 is a platinum chloride compound that exists primarily in research and specialized industrial contexts rather than as a conventional structural material. It is studied as a precursor for platinum-based catalysts, thin-film deposition, and advanced materials synthesis, with particular interest in catalytic and electronic applications where platinum's chemical stability and catalytic properties are leveraged. Engineers and researchers select this compound for niche applications requiring platinum's noble-metal characteristics, such as fuel cell catalyst preparation and semiconductor processing, though it is not suitable for load-bearing or bulk structural applications.

catalyst precursorschemical vapor depositionfuel cell materialsresearch/laboratory synthesisplatinum-based coatingssemiconductor processing

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	33.12	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW
Exfoliation Energy(Eexf)	60.98	meV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.3100	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	17.73	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Density(ρ)	6.361	kg/m³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)	1.536	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity)(εr)2 entries	8.088	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	3.730	-	DFT · PBE
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)	6.363	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Electronic Dielectric Tensor(ε∞)	Matrix (redacted)	-	DFT · PBE
Total Dielectric Tensor(ε)	Matrix (redacted)	-	DFT · PBE
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Piezoelectric Modulus(eij)	0.000	C/m²	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.000544	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.000130	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-414.4	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	462.2	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Spectroscopic Limited Maximum Efficiency (SLME)(SLME)	33.61	%	DFT · TBmBJ

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.03470	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-0.3280	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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