RbTe

ceramic

· RbTe

RbTe is an inorganic ceramic compound composed of rubidium and tellurium, belonging to the family of alkali metal chalcogenides. This material is primarily of research and specialized industrial interest rather than a commodity engineering material, with potential applications in semiconducting and optoelectronic devices where its electronic band structure and ionic bonding characteristics may be leveraged.

Semiconductor researchOptoelectronic devicesSolid-state physicsHigh-energy physics detectorsThermal imaging componentsLaboratory/experimental use

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	2,484.5	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.2500	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	1,514.2	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	0.1637	lb/in³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries	0.8580	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	1.705	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity)(εr)2 entries	16.66	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	6.770	-	DFT · PBE
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)2 entries	7.414	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	5.296	-	DFT · TBmBJ
Electronic Dielectric Tensor(ε∞)	Matrix (redacted)	-	DFT · PBE
Total Dielectric Tensor(ε)	Matrix (redacted)	-	DFT · PBE
Electron Effective Mass(m*e)	1.760	me	DFT · OptB88vdW · 27°C
Hole Effective Mass(m*h)	0.9233	me	DFT · OptB88vdW · 27°C
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Piezoelectric Modulus(eij)2 entries	0.000	C/m²	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	0.02274	C/m²	DFT · PBE
Piezoelectric Stress Tensor(eij)	Matrix (redacted)	C/m²	DFT · PBE
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.00112	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.00125	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-290.3	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	201.9	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Spectroscopic Limited Maximum Efficiency (SLME)(SLME)	29.12	%	DFT · TBmBJ

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.000	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-0.9350	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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