TmCl3

Name: TmCl3
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ceramic

· TmCl3

Thulium trichloride (TmCl₃) is an inorganic ceramic compound composed of the rare-earth element thulium and chlorine, belonging to the rare-earth halide family. It is primarily used in specialized research and optical applications, particularly as a dopant or precursor material in the production of solid-state lasers, fiber optics, and luminescent devices that require rare-earth ions. TmCl₃ is notable in the photonics industry for its role in blue and near-infrared laser systems, making it valuable for applications demanding specific wavelength emission characteristics, though it remains predominantly a research and advanced materials compound rather than a high-volume industrial ceramic.

solid-state lasersfiber optic amplifiersluminescent materialsphotonics researchrare-earth precursorsoptical device synthesis

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	3,984.2	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.2400	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	2,752.8	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	0.1556	lb/in³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries	4.707	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	6.170	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)2 entries	3.688	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	3.107	-	DFT · TBmBJ
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.00213	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.000949	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-292	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	427	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Spectroscopic Limited Maximum Efficiency (SLME)(SLME)	0.000	%	DFT · TBmBJ

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.000	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)2 entries	-2.340	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	-2.561	eV/atom	Measured

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