ScGeAu is an experimental ternary intermetallic compound combining scandium, germanium, and gold. This material belongs to the family of rare-earth and precious-metal intermetallics, primarily of interest in advanced materials research rather than established industrial production. Potential applications center on high-performance structural or functional materials where the combination of light scandium, semiconducting germanium, and noble-metal gold properties might offer unique stiffness-to-weight ratios, thermal stability, or specialized electronic behavior; however, cost, scarcity of scandium, and limited processing knowledge currently restrict real-world deployment.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bulk Modulus(K)2 entries | 14,512.7 | ksi | — | ||
| ↳ | 15,172.4 | ksi | — | ||
Poisson's Ratio(ν) | 0.3200 | - | — | ||
Shear Modulus(G)2 entries | 6,390.7 | ksi | — | ||
| ↳ | 6,420.8 | ksi | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Density(ρ) | 0.3324 | lb/in³ | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Band Gap(Eg) | 0.000 | eV | — | ||
Magnetic Moment(μB) | 0.000 | µB | — | ||
Seebeck Coefficient(S) | -18.39 | µV/K | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull) | 0.000 | eV/atom | — | ||
Formation Energy(ΔHf) | -0.7375 | eV/atom | — |