PuCd is an intermetallic ceramic compound combining plutonium and cadmium, representing a specialized material within the nuclear and actinide materials research domain. This compound is primarily of academic and nuclear research interest rather than widespread industrial use, with applications concentrated in fundamental materials science studies of actinide chemistry and high-density ceramic systems. Engineers and researchers encounter PuCd in contexts requiring understanding of plutonium compound behavior, phase relationships, or in specialized nuclear fuel and waste form development where actinide-bearing ceramics are evaluated.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Density(ρ) | 11.92 | kg/m³ | DFT · OptB88vdW |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Band Gap(Eg) | 0.000 | eV | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Magnetic Moment(μB) | 5.670 | µB | DFT · OptB88vdW |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull) | 0.3228 | eV/atom | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Formation Energy(ΔHf) | 0.07417 | eV/atom | DFT · OptB88vdW |
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