Yb2AgSb

metal
· JVASP-107999· Yb2AgSb

Yb₂AgSb is an intermetallic compound containing ytterbium, silver, and antimony, representing a rare-earth metal system of primary research interest rather than established commercial production. This material belongs to the family of Heusler and half-Heusler alloys, which are studied for potential thermoelectric and magnetic properties driven by their complex crystal structures. While not yet widely deployed in production engineering, compounds in this material class are investigated for high-temperature thermoelectric power generation, magnetocaloric refrigeration, and spintronics applications where rare-earth intermetallics can offer unique electronic and phonon-scattering behavior unavailable in conventional alloys.

thermoelectric researchmagnetocaloric materialshigh-temperature energy conversionspintronics developmentrare-earth intermetallics

Compliance & Regulations

?EAR?Conflict Free?RoHS?REACH?TSCA?Prop 65
Units:
siimperial
PropertyValueUnitConditionsSource
Density(ρ)
9.372
kg/m³—
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Band Gap(Eg)
0.05600
range 0.000–0.1120median of 2 measurements
eV—
Magnetic Moment(μB)
0.000
µB—
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Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)
0.000
eV/atom—
Formation Energy(ΔHf)
-0.8187
eV/atom—
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Regulatory Screening

Environmental

Export Control

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