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Tm2CdSe4

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· JVASP-11201· Tm2CdSe4

Tm₂CdSe₄ is a ternary ceramic compound combining thulium, cadmium, and selenium—a rare-earth-based semiconductor ceramic with potential applications in optoelectronics and photonic materials. This material belongs to the family of chalcogenide semiconductors and is primarily of research interest rather than established industrial use; it is studied for its optical and electronic properties that may enable mid-infrared detectors, solid-state lasers, or specialized optical windows. Engineers would consider this compound for advanced photonic systems where rare-earth dopants and selenide chemistry offer unique wavelength tunability or nonlinear optical performance unavailable in more conventional ceramics.

infrared optics and detectorsrare-earth photonicsresearch semiconductorsnonlinear optical materialsspecialized laser hosts

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	58.23	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.3500	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	20.12	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	6.475	kg/m³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries	0.6680	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	1.643	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)2 entries	7.849	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	5.510	-	DFT · TBmBJ
Electron Effective Mass(m*e)	0.1900	me	DFT · OptB88vdW · 27°C
Hole Effective Mass(m*h)	0.9600	me	DFT · OptB88vdW · 27°C
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.000339	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.00234	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-58.90	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	283.1	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Spectroscopic Limited Maximum Efficiency (SLME)(SLME)	30.29	%	DFT · TBmBJ

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.01450	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-1.548	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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