Sr3 Cu6 Ge3 S12

semiconductor

· Sr3 Cu6 Ge3 S12

Sr₃Cu₆Ge₃S₁₂ is a quaternary sulfide semiconductor compound combining strontium, copper, germanium, and sulfur in a fixed stoichiometric ratio. This material is primarily of research interest rather than established industrial production, belonging to the family of complex metal sulfides being explored for thermoelectric and optoelectronic applications where the synergistic combination of elements can tune electronic band structure and phonon scattering. Engineers considering this compound should recognize it as an experimental material most relevant to advanced energy conversion research and emerging semiconductor device development, where the specific crystal structure and mixed-metal composition may offer advantages in thermal conductivity reduction or charge carrier mobility tuning compared to simpler binary or ternary chalcogenides.

thermoelectric devices (research)semiconductor researchphotovoltaic materials (emerging)thermal management compoundscrystal structure engineering

Compliance & Regulations

?EAR?Conflict Free?RoHS?REACH?TSCA?Prop 65

Units:

si imperial

Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Band Gap(Eg)	1.098	eV	—

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-0.8830	eV/atom	—

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Sr3 Cu6 Ge3 S12

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