Tm₃TaO₇ is a rare-earth tantalate ceramic compound combining thulium oxide with tantalum pentoxide in a pyrochlore or defect-fluorite structure. This material is primarily studied in research contexts for high-temperature applications and advanced ceramics, where its combination of rare-earth and refractory metal constituents offers potential for thermal barrier coatings, solid-state electrolytes, or specialized optical components. Its selection depends on balancing the thermal stability and chemical inertness of tantalates with the luminescent or magnetic properties that rare-earth dopants can introduce.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Density(ρ) | 9.486 | kg/m³ | DFT · OptB88vdW |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Band Gap(Eg) | 3.443 | eV | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity)(εr) | 22.47 | - | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Electron Effective Mass(m*e) | 2.433 | me | DFT · OptB88vdW · 27°C | ||
Hole Effective Mass(m*h) | 2.257 | me | DFT · OptB88vdW · 27°C | ||
Magnetic Moment(μB) | 0.000 | µB | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Piezoelectric Modulus(eij) | 0.06711 | C/m² | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries | 0.00108 | W/(m·K²) | DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C | ||
| ↳ | 0.000987 | W/(m·K²) | DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C | ||
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries | -313.9 | μV/K | DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C | ||
| ↳ | 300.9 | μV/K | DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull) | 0.02850 | eV/atom | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Formation Energy(ΔHf) | -3.679 | eV/atom | DFT · OptB88vdW |
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