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SnICl

ceramic

· JVASP-32820· SnICl

SnICl is an inorganic ceramic compound containing tin, iodine, and chlorine elements. This is a research-phase material rather than an established commercial ceramic; compounds in this chemical family are of interest for their potential in optoelectronic and photovoltaic applications, particularly as halide-based semiconductors that can be processed at lower temperatures than traditional ceramics. Engineers might evaluate SnICl in early-stage development contexts where novel light-absorbing or light-emitting properties are being explored, though material maturity and manufacturing scalability remain active research questions.

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	26.65 range 18.32–34.98median of 2 measurements	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.4000	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	2.870 range -4.470–10.21median of 2 measurements	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	4.876	kg/m³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries	2.462	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	3.152	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity)(εr)	84.55	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)2 entries	7.261	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	5.849	-	DFT · TBmBJ
Electron Effective Mass(m*e)	1.267	me	DFT · OptB88vdW · 27°C
Hole Effective Mass(m*h)	1.053	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	0.00266	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.00189	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-264.5	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	317.2	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Spectroscopic Limited Maximum Efficiency (SLME)(SLME)	3.130	%	DFT · TBmBJ

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.000	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-0.8149	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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