TcGeO3 is a technetium germanate ceramic compound, a mixed-metal oxide that combines technetium and germanium in a perovskite-related structure. This material is primarily of research interest rather than established industrial use, investigated for its potential in nuclear waste immobilization and as a host phase for radioactive technetium isotopes. The compound represents an important candidate in nuclear materials science due to technetium's presence in spent nuclear fuel and fission products, where ceramic hosts like this can chemically incorporate and physically contain radioactive elements for long-term geological storage.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Band Gap(Eg) | 0.000 | eV | DFT · PBE | ||
Magnetic Moment(μB) | 0.9960 | μB | DFT |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Formation Energy(ΔHf) | -0.7910 | eV/atom | DFT |
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