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PuH3

ceramic

· JVASP-18370· PuH3

PuH₃ is a plutonium hydride ceramic compound that exists primarily as a research and specialized material rather than a conventional engineering ceramic. This intermetallic hydride is studied in nuclear materials science and advanced ceramics contexts, where understanding hydrogen interactions with actinide metals is critical for nuclear fuel behavior, storage, and legacy waste characterization. The material is notable for its unique position in bridging actinide metallurgy and ceramic chemistry, making it relevant to researchers investigating hydride formation mechanisms, corrosion pathways in nuclear systems, and material stability under extreme conditions—though it has limited practical structural applications outside specialized nuclear research environments.

Nuclear materials researchActinide chemistry studiesHydrogen embrittlement investigationLegacy fuel characterizationHigh-density ceramic phasesCorrosion mechanism research

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Units:

si imperial

Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	3,869.6	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.1300	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	2,007.3	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	0.3682	lb/in³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries	0.000	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	0.000	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
Magnetic Moment(μB)	9.966	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.000325	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.000323	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-30.01	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	-29.73	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)	-0.4790	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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