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YBr3

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· YBr3

Ytterbium tribromide (YBr3) is an ionic ceramic compound belonging to the rare-earth halide family, characterized by a layered crystal structure typical of trivalent lanthanide bromides. While primarily a research material rather than a commodity engineering ceramic, YBr3 is studied for applications in solid-state chemistry, optical materials, and as a precursor for advanced ceramic synthesis, with particular interest in its anisotropic mechanical properties and potential for exfoliation into layered nanomaterials.

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	1,946.4	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW
Exfoliation Energy(Eexf)	77.18	meV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.2900	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	984.8	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Density(ρ)	0.1431	lb/in³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries	3.590	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	4.319	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity)(εr)2 entries	7.462	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	5.670	-	DFT · PBE
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)2 entries	3.958	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	3.648	-	DFT · TBmBJ
Electronic Dielectric Tensor(ε∞)	Matrix (redacted)	-	DFT · PBE
Total Dielectric Tensor(ε)	Matrix (redacted)	-	DFT · PBE
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Piezoelectric Modulus(eij)	0.000	C/m²	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.00152	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.000953	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-308.4	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	329.8	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)	0.000	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-1.964	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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