U4Ga12Rh is an intermetallic ceramic compound containing uranium, gallium, and rhodium. This material is primarily of research interest rather than established industrial use, belonging to the family of ternary intermetallics that combine rare, expensive metallic elements to explore novel crystal structures and electronic properties. Such uranium-based intermetallic compounds are investigated for potential applications in high-temperature materials science, nuclear fuel cladding research, and fundamental studies of strongly correlated electron systems, though commercial deployment remains limited due to cost, uranium handling requirements, and competing alternatives in most engineering domains.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Density(ρ) | 9.885 | kg/m³ | DFT · OptB88vdW |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Band Gap(Eg) | 0.000 | eV | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Magnetic Moment(μB) | 9.262 | µB | DFT · OptB88vdW |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull) | 0.000 | eV/atom | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Formation Energy(ΔHf) | -0.2969 | eV/atom | DFT · OptB88vdW |
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