PuGa3 — Properties & Data | MatWorld

PuGa3

ceramic

· JVASP-18051· PuGa3

PuGa3 is an intermetallic ceramic compound composed of plutonium and gallium, representing a specialized actinide-based material from the broader family of rare-earth and actinide intermetallics. This is a research-grade material primarily studied for nuclear fuel applications, advanced metallurgical properties, and fundamental solid-state physics investigations rather than commercial production. The material is notable within nuclear materials science for its potential high-temperature stability and density characteristics relevant to advanced reactor concepts and weapons-related research programs.

nuclear fuel developmentadvanced reactor materialsactinide metallurgy researchhigh-temperature ceramicsmaterials characterization studies

Compliance & Regulations

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	9.684	kg/m³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)	0.000	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.000934	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.000937	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-38.85	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	-39.00	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.000	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-0.4523	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Regulatory Screening

Environmental

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PuGa3

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