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USe3

ceramic

· JVASP-91999· USe3

USe3 is a uranium selenide ceramic compound that belongs to the actinide chalcogenide family, representing a specialized material class with potential applications in nuclear fuel cycles and advanced materials research. While not widely deployed in mainstream engineering, uranium selenides are investigated for their thermal, electrical, and structural properties in high-temperature nuclear contexts and as model systems for understanding actinide chemistry. Engineers would consider this material primarily in advanced nuclear fuel development, materials research for extreme environments, or specialized applications where uranium-bearing ceramics offer unique combinations of properties unavailable in conventional ceramics.

nuclear fuel researchhigh-temperature ceramicsactinide materials studiesextreme environment applicationsmaterials science researchtheoretical/experimental compound

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	43.58	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW
Exfoliation Energy(Eexf)	69.04	meV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.2800	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	24.19	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	7.702	kg/m³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries	0.000	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	0.000	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity)(εr)	962.2	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Magnetic Moment(μB)	3.093	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Piezoelectric Modulus(eij)	0.000	C/m²	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.000790	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.00197	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	2.913	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	2.417	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.000200	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-0.9699	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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