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SnCl2

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· SnCl2

Tin(II) chloride is an inorganic compound and semiconductor material that exists as a white crystalline solid at room temperature. Historically used as a reducing agent and catalyst in chemical synthesis, SnCl2 is increasingly explored in optoelectronic and thin-film photovoltaic research due to its semiconducting properties and compatibility with solution-based processing methods. Unlike more established semiconductors (Si, GaAs), SnCl2 offers potential advantages in low-temperature fabrication and flexible electronics, though commercial deployment remains limited and primarily confined to research environments and specialty chemical applications.

thin-film photovoltaicsperovskite precursorchemical reduction catalystoptoelectronic researchsolution-processed semiconductorslow-temperature device fabrication

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	24.03	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.3100	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	11.60	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	3.991	kg/m³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)3 entries	3.900	eV	Measured
↳	3.218	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	4.183	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity)(εr)2 entries	83.41	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	54.82	-	DFT · PBE
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)2 entries	5.647	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	4.371	-	DFT · TBmBJ
Electronic Dielectric Tensor(ε∞)	Matrix (redacted)	-	DFT · PBE
Total Dielectric Tensor(ε)	Matrix (redacted)	-	DFT · PBE
Electron Effective Mass(m*e)	1.177	me	DFT · OptB88vdW · 27°C
Hole Effective Mass(m*h)	2.683	me	DFT · OptB88vdW · 27°C
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Piezoelectric Modulus(eij)	0.000	C/m²	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.00168	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.000936	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-245.2	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	332.9	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Spectroscopic Limited Maximum Efficiency (SLME)(SLME)	0.000	%	DFT · TBmBJ

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Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.000	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)2 entries	-1.082	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	-1.150	eV/atom	Measured

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