ThNCl — Properties & Data | MatWorld

ThNCl

ceramic

· JVASP-3936· ThNCl

ThNCl is a layered ceramic compound containing thorium, nitrogen, and chlorine elements, representing an experimental material in the family of actinide nitride halides. This compound is primarily of research interest for its potential in advanced nuclear materials and solid-state chemistry applications, where its layered crystal structure and chemical stability may offer unique properties for specialized high-performance environments. Materials in this class are explored for potential use in nuclear fuel systems, refractory applications, and fundamental studies of actinide chemistry, though ThNCl remains largely a laboratory-scale compound without established commercial deployment.

Research and developmentAdvanced nuclear materialsLayered ceramics for exfoliation studiesActinide chemistry applicationsHigh-temperature ceramic systemsSolid-state chemistry exploration

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Exfoliation Energy(Eexf)	122.6	meV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	7.965	kg/m³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries	2.542	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	3.048	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity)(εr)	30.48	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)2 entries	6.117	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	5.490	-	DFT · TBmBJ
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Piezoelectric Modulus(eij)	0.000	C/m²	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.00104	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.00364	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-164.8	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	375	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Spectroscopic Limited Maximum Efficiency (SLME)(SLME)	4.050	%	DFT · TBmBJ

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.000	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-2.306	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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