Ilmenite (iron titanium oxide, TiFeO3) is an iron-titanium oxide ceramic compound that forms the primary ore mineral for titanium extraction and is valued for its chemical stability and electromagnetic properties. It is used in pigment production (titanium dioxide manufacture), welding electrode coatings, refractory applications, and emerging research into magnetic ceramics and photocatalytic devices; its dense crystal structure and mixed-valence iron-titanium chemistry make it particularly relevant for high-temperature and corrosion-resistant environments where titanium-based ceramics offer advantages over conventional oxides.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Density(ρ) | 5.132 | kg/m³ | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries | 0.000 | eV | — | ||
| ↳ | 0.000 | eV | — | ||
Magnetic Moment(μB)3 entries | 1.199 | μB | — | ||
| ↳ | 1.665 | μB | — | ||
| ↳ | 8.001 | µB | — | ||
Piezoelectric Modulus(eij) | 2.542 | C/m² | — | ||
Piezoelectric Stress Tensor(eij) | Matrix (redacted) | C/m² | — | ||
Seebeck Coefficient(S) | -0.7433 | µV/K | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull) | 0.1688 | eV/atom | — | ||
Formation Energy(ΔHf)4 entries | -1.429 | eV/atom | — | ||
| ↳ | 0.8600 | eV/atom | — | ||
| ↳ | -2.566 | eV/atom | — | ||
| ↳ | -2.273 | eV/atom | — |