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ThGeO4

ceramic

· JVASP-99256· ThGeO4

Thorium germinate (ThGeO4) is a rare-earth ceramic compound combining thorium oxide with germanate chemistry, typically investigated for nuclear and specialized high-temperature applications. This material family is primarily explored in research contexts for nuclear fuel matrices, radiation shielding, and refractory applications where thorium's nuclear properties and thermal stability are leveraged. Engineers consider ThGeO4-type compositions as potential host phases for actinide immobilization and in advanced ceramics requiring chemical durability and thermal resistance, though it remains largely a development-stage material rather than a commodity engineering ceramic.

nuclear waste immobilizationradiation shieldingrefractory ceramicsactinide host phaseshigh-temperature structural ceramicsresearch/development applications

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	26,083.6	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.3300	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	10,458.7	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	0.2831	lb/in³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries	4.166	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	4.633	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)2 entries	4.356	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	3.678	-	DFT · TBmBJ
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Spectroscopic Limited Maximum Efficiency (SLME)(SLME)	0.000	%	DFT · TBmBJ

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.00110	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-2.976	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Regulatory Screening

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