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SmH2

ceramic

· JVASP-18406· SmH2

Samarium hydride (SmH₂) is an intermetallic ceramic compound belonging to the rare-earth hydride family, where samarium metal combines with hydrogen to form a dense, brittle ceramic phase. This material is primarily of research interest rather than established industrial production, investigated for hydrogen storage applications, neutron absorption in nuclear systems, and as a precursor phase in rare-earth material synthesis. Engineers consider SmH₂ in specialized nuclear and advanced materials contexts where its hydride chemistry and rare-earth properties offer advantages over conventional ceramics, though its brittleness and limited commercial availability restrict deployment to developmental and laboratory-scale projects.

hydrogen storage researchnuclear shielding materialsrare-earth hydride compoundsneutron absorbersadvanced materials synthesisexperimental solid-state chemistry

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Units:

si imperial

Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	78.00	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.2500	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	49.02	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	6.508	kg/m³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries	0.000	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	0.5440	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)	6.674	-	DFT · TBmBJ
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.0000120	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.0000138	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-1.780	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	-1.910	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Spectroscopic Limited Maximum Efficiency (SLME)(SLME)	17.29	%	DFT · TBmBJ

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.000	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-0.7046	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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