PuRu is a ceramic compound combining plutonium and ruthenium, belonging to the intermetallic ceramics family. This material is primarily of research and nuclear materials science interest rather than mainstream industrial use, with potential applications in nuclear fuel systems and high-temperature actinide metallurgy where extreme thermal and radiation stability are required. Its dense crystal structure and unusual elastic properties make it noteworthy for fundamental studies of plutonium-based ceramics, though practical engineering adoption remains limited to specialized nuclear and defense research contexts.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bulk Modulus(K) | 171.1 | GPa | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Shear Modulus(G) | 4.920 | GPa | DFT · OptB88vdW |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Density(ρ) | 16.36 | kg/m³ | DFT · OptB88vdW |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Band Gap(Eg) | 0.000 | eV | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Magnetic Moment(μB) | 0.000 | µB | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries | 0.000378 | W/(m·K²) | DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C | ||
| ↳ | 0.000377 | W/(m·K²) | DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C | ||
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries | -12.49 | μV/K | DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C | ||
| ↳ | -12.47 | μV/K | DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull) | 0.4225 | eV/atom | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Formation Energy(ΔHf) | 0.1788 | eV/atom | DFT · OptB88vdW |
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