RbGaF4 — Properties & Data | MatWorld

RbGaF4

ceramic

· JVASP-134728· RbGaF4

RbGaF4 is a halide ceramic compound combining rubidium, gallium, and fluorine, belonging to the family of fluoride-based functional ceramics. This material is primarily investigated in optics and photonics research, where fluoride ceramics are valued for their transparency in the infrared spectrum and low phonon energy. RbGaF4 is not widely deployed in mass production but represents the emerging class of rare-earth-host fluoride crystals used in laser technology, nonlinear optics, and scintillator applications where conventional oxides fall short.

infrared opticssolid-state laser hostsnonlinear optical crystalsscintillation detectorsresearch photonicsfluoride ceramics

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	8,908.2	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.3300	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	4,407.7	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	0.1474	lb/in³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries	5.309	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	8.534	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)2 entries	2.261	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	1.843	-	DFT · TBmBJ
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Spectroscopic Limited Maximum Efficiency (SLME)(SLME)	0.000	%	DFT · TBmBJ

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.000	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-2.884	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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