TbGaO3 is a rare-earth gallate ceramic compound combining terbium oxide with gallium oxide, forming a semiconductor material within the wider family of rare-earth perovskite and garnet-related structures. This is a research-phase material primarily investigated for its potential in optoelectronic and photonic applications, particularly where the combination of rare-earth luminescence properties and gallium-based semiconductor characteristics offers advantages in scintillators, phosphors, or radiation detection systems. Engineers considering TbGaO3 would typically be working on next-generation detector materials or specialty optical devices where the rare-earth dopant behavior and band structure engineering outweigh the material's relative immaturity and processing complexity compared to established alternatives like YAG or conventional GaN semiconductors.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Density(ρ) | 0.2932 | lb/in³ | DFT · OptB88vdW |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Band Gap(Eg)3 entries | 3.880 | eV | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
| ↳ | 6.401 | eV | DFT · TBmBJ | ||
| ↳ | 3.981 | eV | DFT · PBE | ||
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)2 entries | 4.593 | - | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
| ↳ | 3.594 | - | DFT · TBmBJ | ||
Magnetic Moment(μB)2 entries | 0.000 | μB | DFT | ||
| ↳ | 0.000 | µB | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries | 0.000832 | W/(m·K²) | DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C | ||
| ↳ | 0.000437 | W/(m·K²) | DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C | ||
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries | -127.8 | μV/K | DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C | ||
| ↳ | 442.5 | μV/K | DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C | ||
Spectroscopic Limited Maximum Efficiency (SLME)(SLME) | 0.000 | % | DFT · TBmBJ |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull) | 0.000 | eV/atom | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Formation Energy(ΔHf)2 entries | -2.833 | eV/atom | DFT | ||
| ↳ | -2.939 | eV/atom | DFT · OptB88vdW |
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