WCdO₃ is a ternary oxide semiconductor compound combining tungsten, cadmium, and oxygen; it belongs to the class of mixed-metal oxides and represents a research-stage material rather than an established commercial product. This material family is of interest for optoelectronic and photocatalytic applications due to the electronic properties that emerge from tungsten and cadmium oxide combinations, though WCdO₃ specifically remains largely in exploratory research. Engineers would consider such ternary oxides when designing photocatalysts, gas sensors, or wide-bandgap semiconductor devices where mixed-metal compositions offer tunable electronic structure compared to binary oxides.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries | 1.108 | eV | DFT · PBE | ||
| ↳ | 0.000 | eV | DFT · GLLB-SC | ||
Magnetic Moment(μB)2 entries | 0.000 | μB | DFT | ||
| ↳ | 0.5148 | μB | DFT |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Formation Energy(ΔHf)2 entries | -1.494 | eV/atom | DFT | ||
| ↳ | 1.400 | eV/atom | DFT |
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