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YBeBr

ceramic

· JVASP-71725· YBeBr

YBeBr is an yttrium beryllium bromide ceramic compound belonging to the halide ceramic family. While not commonly encountered in mainstream industrial production, this material represents a research-phase compound of interest in specialized optical and electronic applications due to the unique properties imparted by beryllium and rare-earth element combinations. Halide ceramics like YBeBr are typically investigated for scintillation detectors, high-energy physics instrumentation, and potentially specialized optical windows where beryllium's low atomic number and yttrium's luminescent properties offer advantages over conventional alternatives.

scintillation detectorshigh-energy physics instrumentationexperimental optical materialsradiation detection systemsresearch-phase ceramic development

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Bulk Modulus(K)	5,370.7	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	1,801.4	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	0.1279	lb/in³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries	0.1680	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	0.3340	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)2 entries	20.38	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	16.10	-	DFT · TBmBJ
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.00201	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.000443	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-125.1	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	28.61	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Spectroscopic Limited Maximum Efficiency (SLME)(SLME)	6.900	%	DFT · TBmBJ

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.6581	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-0.2509	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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