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WBr6

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WBr₆ (tungsten hexabromide) is a halogenated tungsten compound that exists primarily as a research material rather than a commercial engineering metal. It belongs to the family of tungsten halides, which are of interest in materials science for chemical vapor deposition (CVD) processes and synthesis of tungsten-containing coatings and composites. While not widely deployed in structural applications, tungsten halides serve niche roles in semiconductor processing, refractory coating development, and advanced materials research where tungsten's high melting point and chemical stability are leveraged.

chemical vapor deposition precursorsemiconductor processingtungsten coating synthesisresearch and developmentrefractory materials developmentspecialty chemical synthesis

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	2,103	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.2700	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	1,195.1	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	0.1909	lb/in³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries	0.3400	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	1.140	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity)(εr)	8.470	-	DFT · PBE
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)2 entries	14.07	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	10.46	-	DFT · TBmBJ
Electronic Dielectric Tensor(ε∞)	Matrix (redacted)	-	DFT · PBE
Total Dielectric Tensor(ε)	Matrix (redacted)	-	DFT · PBE
Electron Effective Mass(m*e)	0.02000	me	DFT · OptB88vdW · 27°C
Hole Effective Mass(m*h)	0.02000	me	DFT · OptB88vdW · 27°C
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.000753	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.00156	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	460.5	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	354.1	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Spectroscopic Limited Maximum Efficiency (SLME)(SLME)	33.83	%	DFT · TBmBJ

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Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.000	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)2 entries	-0.4982	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	-0.5080	eV/atom	Measured

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