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SmBr

ceramic

· JVASP-39085· SmBr

SmBr (samarium bromide) is an inorganic ceramic compound composed of the rare-earth element samarium and bromine, belonging to the halide ceramic family. It appears in specialized research and development contexts, particularly in optics, luminescent materials, and high-temperature applications where rare-earth halides offer unique photonic or thermal properties. Engineers and researchers select rare-earth bromides like SmBr for niche applications requiring specific electronic band structures or optical transparency in the infrared spectrum that conventional ceramics cannot provide.

rare-earth optics researchinfrared transparent ceramicshigh-temperature halide compoundsluminescent material developmentsolid-state laser hosts (experimental)photonic device substrates

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Units:

si imperial

Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	7,595.6	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.2200	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	5,279.4	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	0.2621	lb/in³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries	0.000	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	0.000	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.00187	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.00108	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-51.45	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	-40.04	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.06740	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-1.245	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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