ScCu2Hg is an intermetallic compound combining scandium, copper, and mercury, representing a ternary metallic system of primarily research interest. This material belongs to the family of mercury-containing intermetallics, which are rarely encountered in mainstream engineering due to mercury's toxicity and volatility; compounds like ScCu2Hg are typically investigated in academic settings to understand phase diagrams, crystal structures, and electronic properties rather than for commercial production. Engineers would encounter this material only in specialized research contexts (materials science, solid-state physics) rather than in conventional industrial applications, making it unsuitable for general engineering design unless specifically studying intermetallic behavior or phase stability in multi-component copper-scandium systems.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Density(ρ) | 1.063 | kg/m³ | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Band Gap(Eg) | 0.01800 | eV | — | ||
Magnetic Moment(μB) | 1.000 | µB | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull) | 1.945 | eV/atom | — | ||
Formation Energy(ΔHf) | 1.717 | eV/atom | — |