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PuF3

ceramic

· JVASP-87022· PuF3

Plutonium trifluoride (PuF₃) is an ionic ceramic compound belonging to the family of actinide fluorides, characterized by high density and significant structural rigidity. This material is primarily encountered in nuclear fuel processing and weapons-grade plutonium handling, where it serves as an intermediate chemical form in the conversion and purification of plutonium; its use is highly specialized and restricted to national laboratories and authorized nuclear facilities due to its radioactive and proliferation-sensitive nature. PuF₃ is notable among plutonium compounds for its chemical stability and relative ease of handling compared to other plutonium halides, making it valuable in legacy nuclear programs and historical plutonium metallurgical research, though civilian engineering applications are effectively non-existent.

nuclear fuel processingplutonium conversion chemistryactinide materials researchweapons complex legacy operationshigh-security containment systemsnuclear forensics and assay

Compliance & Regulations

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Units:

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	18,237	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.3700	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	6,139.4	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	0.3419	lb/in³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Method

Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries	0.07000	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	0.000	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
Magnetic Moment(μB)	10.00	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.000	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-3.914	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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PuF3

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