ThHg is an intermetallic compound combining thorium and mercury, classified as a ceramic material in the database. This is a research-phase compound rather than a commercial engineering material; intermetallic thorium compounds are primarily of academic and theoretical interest for studying phase diagrams, crystal structures, and potential high-density applications. The thorium-mercury system has been explored in materials science literature but lacks established industrial use cases, making it relevant mainly to researchers investigating nuclear fuel properties, dense material physics, or phase equilibrium studies rather than mainstream engineering design.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Density(ρ) | 12.50 | kg/m³ | DFT · OptB88vdW |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Band Gap(Eg) | 0.000 | eV | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Magnetic Moment(μB) | 0.000 | µB | DFT · OptB88vdW |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull) | 0.02630 | eV/atom | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Formation Energy(ΔHf) | -0.06714 | eV/atom | DFT · OptB88vdW |
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