Tm2CdS4 is a ternary ceramic compound composed of thulium, cadmium, and sulfur, belonging to the sulfide ceramic family. This is a research-phase material not yet widely commercialized in industry; it represents exploratory work in functional ceramics and may offer potential in optoelectronic or photonic applications given the rare-earth (thulium) and II-VI semiconductor (cadmium sulfide) constituents. Engineers and materials researchers would consider this compound for specialized applications requiring combination of ceramic hardness with semiconducting or luminescent properties, though current use remains limited to laboratory development and characterization studies.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bulk Modulus(K) | 69.13 | GPa | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Poisson's Ratio(ν) | 0.3500 | - | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Shear Modulus(G) | 24.80 | GPa | DFT · OptB88vdW |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Density(ρ) | 5.571 | kg/m³ | DFT · OptB88vdW |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Band Gap(Eg) | 1.155 | eV | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞) | 6.598 | - | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Electron Effective Mass(m*e) | 0.2500 | me | DFT · OptB88vdW · 27°C | ||
Hole Effective Mass(m*h) | 1.150 | me | DFT · OptB88vdW · 27°C | ||
Magnetic Moment(μB) | 0.000 | µB | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries | 0.000454 | W/(m·K²) | DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C | ||
| ↳ | 0.00231 | W/(m·K²) | DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C | ||
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries | -72.91 | μV/K | DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C | ||
| ↳ | 308.5 | μV/K | DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull) | 0.000 | eV/atom | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Formation Energy(ΔHf) | -1.801 | eV/atom | DFT · OptB88vdW |
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