Silicon phosphide (SiP) is a binary III-V semiconductor compound combining silicon with phosphorus, representing an emerging material in the semiconductor research space. While not yet widely deployed in high-volume production, SiP is of interest for potential optoelectronic and high-speed electronic applications where III-V semiconductors offer advantages over conventional silicon, such as direct bandgap properties and higher electron mobility. Engineers and researchers consider SiP as part of broader efforts to develop heteroepitaxial III-V devices on silicon substrates, which could enable monolithic integration of photonic and electronic functions on mainstream silicon manufacturing platforms.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exfoliation Energy(Eexf) | 65.85 | meV/atom | DFT · OptB88vdW |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Density(ρ) | 0.09169 | lb/in³ | DFT · OptB88vdW |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Band Gap(Eg)3 entries | 2.000 | eV | Measured | ||
| ↳ | 1.244 | eV | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
| ↳ | 1.896 | eV | DFT · TBmBJ | ||
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity)(εr) | 11.77 | - | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)2 entries | 10.80 | - | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
| ↳ | 8.407 | - | DFT · TBmBJ | ||
Electron Effective Mass(m*e) | 0.5267 | me | DFT · OptB88vdW · 27°C | ||
Hole Effective Mass(m*h) | 1.320 | me | DFT · OptB88vdW · 27°C | ||
Magnetic Moment(μB) | 0.000 | µB | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Piezoelectric Modulus(eij) | 0.01810 | C/m² | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries | 0.00298 | W/(m·K²) | DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C | ||
| ↳ | 0.000901 | W/(m·K²) | DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C | ||
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries | -250.6 | μV/K | DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C | ||
| ↳ | 231.6 | μV/K | DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C | ||
Spectroscopic Limited Maximum Efficiency (SLME)(SLME) | 25.23 | % | DFT · TBmBJ |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull) | 0.3985 | eV/atom | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Formation Energy(ΔHf)2 entries | 0.2497 | eV/atom | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
| ↳ | -0.3208 | eV/atom | Measured |
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