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Y2CdS4

ceramic

· Y2CdS4

Y2CdS4 is a ternary ceramic compound combining yttrium, cadmium, and sulfur, belonging to the family of rare-earth chalcogenides. This material is primarily of research interest for optoelectronic and photonic applications, where its sulfide-based crystal structure offers potential advantages in infrared transparency and semiconductor band-gap engineering; industrial adoption remains limited, with most applications confined to specialized photonics research and experimental solid-state device development.

infrared optics researchphotonic semiconductorsrare-earth ceramics developmentexperimental solid-state devicesoptical window materialschalcogenide compound research

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Units:

si imperial

Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Bulk Modulus(K)	61.67	GPa	DFT
Shear Modulus(G)	22.33	GPa	DFT

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	3.898	kg/m³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)	1.114	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)	6.596	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Electron Effective Mass(m*e)	0.2600	me	DFT · OptB88vdW · 27°C
Hole Effective Mass(m*h)	1.190	me	DFT · OptB88vdW · 27°C
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.000466	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.00225	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-74.75	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	312.8	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.00770	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-1.819	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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