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SiF4

ceramic

· SiF4

Silicon tetrafluoride (SiF₄) is a volatile, covalent ceramic compound that exists primarily as a gas at room temperature but can be condensed or used in solution form. It is notable as a precursor material and reactive intermediate rather than a conventional structural ceramic, serving primarily in chemical synthesis, fluorination processes, and specialty coating applications where its high fluorine content and reactivity are assets.

fluorine source for chemical synthesisglass and ceramic coatingsuranium enrichment processesspecialty fluorochemical productioncorrosion-resistant surface treatments

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si imperial

Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	1,784	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.3000	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	1,140	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	0.08403	lb/in³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)	7.852	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity)(εr)2 entries	2.488	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	2.170	-	DFT · PBE
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)	1.810	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Electronic Dielectric Tensor(ε∞)	Matrix (redacted)	-	DFT · PBE
Total Dielectric Tensor(ε)	Matrix (redacted)	-	DFT · PBE
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Piezoelectric Modulus(eij)2 entries	0.07590	C/m²	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	0.04629	C/m²	DFT · PBE
Piezoelectric Stress Tensor(eij)	Matrix (redacted)	C/m²	DFT · PBE
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.00105	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.00105	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-170.4	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	490.7	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.000	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-3.173	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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