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SrCl2

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· SrCl2

Strontium chloride (SrCl₂) is an inorganic ceramic salt compound commonly encountered as a crystalline solid with significant ionic character. While not a structural ceramic like alumina or zirconia, SrCl₂ finds use in specialized applications where its optical transparency, hygroscopicity, and chemical properties are advantageous. The material is primarily valued in pyrotechnics (red flame colorant), medical/pharmaceutical formulations (bone health supplements), and laboratory/analytical chemistry rather than as a load-bearing engineering material; however, it has seen research interest in scintillation detectors and as a precursor for other strontium-based ceramics in advanced applications.

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	38.53	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.3300	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	16.46	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	3.102	kg/m³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries	5.498	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	7.626	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity)(εr)3 entries	7.372	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	8.480	-	DFT · PBE
↳	5.409 range 3.018–7.801median of 2 measurements	-	DFT · PBEsol
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)2 entries	3.193	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	2.763	-	DFT · TBmBJ
Electronic Dielectric Tensor(ε∞)	Matrix (redacted)	-	DFT · PBE
Total Dielectric Tensor(ε)	Matrix (redacted)	-	DFT · PBE
Electron Effective Mass(m*e)	0.5600	me	DFT · OptB88vdW · 27°C
Hole Effective Mass(m*h)	1.000	me	DFT · OptB88vdW · 27°C
Piezoelectric Modulus(eij)	0.000	C/m²	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.00236	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.00305	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-230.3	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	368.1	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	-2.627	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	-2.863	eV/atom	Measured

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