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ThGe

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· JVASP-20078· ThGe

Thorium germanide (ThGe) is an intermetallic ceramic compound combining thorium and germanium, belonging to the family of actinide-based ceramics. This material is primarily of research and development interest rather than established in high-volume industrial production, with potential applications in nuclear fuel cycles, advanced refractory systems, and high-temperature structural applications where thorium's nuclear properties and germanium's semiconducting characteristics may be exploited. Engineers would consider ThGe in specialized contexts requiring extreme thermal stability, radiation tolerance, or in experimental nuclear materials programs where thorium-based compounds offer advantages over conventional ceramics.

nuclear fuel researchrefractory materialshigh-temperature ceramicsactinide materialsradiation-resistant compoundsmaterials research

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	89.77	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.2800	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	53.92	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	8.994	kg/m³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries	0.000	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	0.000	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.00000654	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.0000592	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-2.700	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	8.100	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.000	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-0.8255	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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