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RbIn5S8

ceramic

· JVASP-12347· RbIn5S8

RbIn5S8 is a ternary chalcogenide ceramic compound combining rubidium, indium, and sulfur, belonging to the family of metal sulfide ceramics with potential semiconducting or optoelectronic properties. This material is primarily of research interest rather than established industrial production, with applications being explored in solid-state physics and materials science for potential use in photovoltaic devices, infrared optics, or other functional ceramic applications where the unique combination of constituent elements offers distinctive electronic or optical behavior.

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	4.445	kg/m³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries	1.293	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	2.520	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)2 entries	7.835	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	5.717	-	DFT · TBmBJ
Electron Effective Mass(m*e)	0.2133	me	DFT · OptB88vdW · 27°C
Hole Effective Mass(m*h)	1.950	me	DFT · OptB88vdW · 27°C
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.000451	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.00117	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-56.80	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	341.9	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Spectroscopic Limited Maximum Efficiency (SLME)(SLME)	12.28	%	DFT · TBmBJ

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.000	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-0.7552	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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