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SrB6

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· SrB6

Strontium hexaboride (SrB6) is an advanced ceramic compound belonging to the hexaboride family, characterized by a rigid crystal structure with strong covalent bonding between strontium and boron atoms. While primarily investigated in research settings, SrB6 shows promise in applications requiring high hardness, thermal stability, and electrical conductivity—properties that position it as a potential alternative to conventional ceramics and refractory materials in extreme-environment engineering. Its semiconducting behavior and chemical stability make it of particular interest for thermionic emission devices and high-temperature structural applications, though industrial adoption remains limited compared to established hexaboride family members like LaB6.

thermionic cathodesrefractory ceramicshigh-temperature structural applicationselectron emitter devicesadvanced ceramics researchwear-resistant coatings

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	150.6	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.2000	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	125.7	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	3.439	kg/m³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)3 entries	3.680	eV	Measured
↳	0.2560	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
↳	0.01600	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)2 entries	8.774	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	8.428	-	DFT · TBmBJ
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.000665	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.000937	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-69.48	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	83.94	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Spectroscopic Limited Maximum Efficiency (SLME)(SLME)	6.110	%	DFT · TBmBJ

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.000	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-0.4980	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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