YbBr2 — Properties & Data | MatWorld

YbBr2

ceramic

· JVASP-3513· YbBr2

YbBr₂ is an ionic ceramic compound composed of ytterbium and bromine, belonging to the rare-earth halide family of materials. This compound is primarily of research and specialized industrial interest rather than a commodity material, with applications in optics, solid-state chemistry, and potential use in high-temperature or radiation environments where rare-earth halides offer unique thermal or chemical stability properties. Engineers would consider YbBr₂ for niche applications requiring rare-earth halide properties, such as optical windows, scintillation detectors, or as a precursor material in rare-earth element synthesis, though availability and cost typically limit adoption to specialized research or defense/aerospace programs.

rare-earth halide ceramicsoptical window materialsscintillation detectorshigh-temperature chemistryresearch compoundsaerospace/defense applications

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	28.33	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.3000	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	14.54	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	5.884	kg/m³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries	4.738	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	6.691	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity)(εr)	7.799	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)2 entries	3.570	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	2.936	-	DFT · TBmBJ
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Piezoelectric Modulus(eij)	0.000	C/m²	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.000895	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.000798	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-111.5	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	369.5	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Spectroscopic Limited Maximum Efficiency (SLME)(SLME)	0.000	%	DFT · TBmBJ

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.00150	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-2.184	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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