PuSi — Properties & Data | MatWorld

PuSi

ceramic

· JVASP-14310· PuSi

PuSi is a ceramic compound composed of plutonium and silicon, representing a refractory intermetallic ceramic material. This material is primarily significant in nuclear fuel cycle applications and advanced reactor research, where its high-temperature stability and nuclear properties make it relevant for specialized fuel forms and reactor components. PuSi compounds are of particular interest in research and development contexts for next-generation nuclear systems, though practical deployment remains limited to controlled laboratory and specialized industrial settings.

nuclear fuel developmentresearch & developmenthigh-temperature ceramicsplutonium materialsreactor materials sciencerefractory applications

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Units:

si imperial

Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	65.93	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.4900	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	-11.48	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	10.27	kg/m³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)	0.000	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.000885	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.000879	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-45.33	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	-45.29	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)	-0.5857	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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