RbI₃ is an inorganic halide ceramic compound composed of rubidium and iodine, belonging to the family of metal halides that have attracted significant research interest for optoelectronic and photovoltaic applications. This material is primarily of academic and developmental interest rather than established industrial production, being investigated for potential use in next-generation perovskite-related devices, scintillators, and radiation detection systems where its halide chemistry offers tunable electronic properties. Engineers considering RbI₃ should recognize it as an experimental compound whose advantages over conventional alternatives lie in its compositional flexibility and potential for tailored bandgap tuning, though practical deployment remains limited to research prototyping and materials characterization work.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bulk Modulus(K) | 11.69 | GPa | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Exfoliation Energy(Eexf) | 248.6 | meV/atom | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Poisson's Ratio(ν) | 0.3100 | - | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Shear Modulus(G) | 5.370 | GPa | DFT · OptB88vdW |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Density(ρ) | 4.478 | kg/m³ | DFT · OptB88vdW |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries | 1.659 | eV | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
| ↳ | 2.654 | eV | DFT · TBmBJ | ||
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity)(εr) | 11.50 | - | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)2 entries | 6.895 | - | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
| ↳ | 3.897 | - | DFT · TBmBJ | ||
Magnetic Moment(μB) | 0.000 | µB | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Piezoelectric Modulus(eij) | 0.000 | C/m² | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries | 0.000887 | W/(m·K²) | DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C | ||
| ↳ | 0.000744 | W/(m·K²) | DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C | ||
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries | -336.5 | μV/K | DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C | ||
| ↳ | 370.6 | μV/K | DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C | ||
Spectroscopic Limited Maximum Efficiency (SLME)(SLME) | 9.750 | % | DFT · TBmBJ |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull) | 0.000 | eV/atom | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Formation Energy(ΔHf) | -0.8398 | eV/atom | DFT · OptB88vdW |
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