YCdGa — Properties & Data | MatWorld

YCdGa

ceramic

· JVASP-40770· YCdGa

YCdGa is a ternary ceramic compound composed of yttrium, cadmium, and gallium elements, representing an intermetallic or mixed-valence ceramic system that is primarily of research and materials development interest rather than established commercial production. This material family is investigated for potential applications in solid-state electronics, photovoltaics, and semiconductor research, where the combination of rare-earth (yttrium) and compound semiconductor elements (cadmium-gallium) may offer unique electronic or optical properties. Engineers considering this material should recognize it as an experimental compound; detailed performance data and processing routes are typically limited to specialized literature, making it most relevant for research programs or advanced development projects rather than conventional manufacturing.

experimental semiconductorssolid-state electronics researchoptoelectronic materials developmentrare-earth compound ceramicsmaterials science investigations

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Bulk Modulus(K)	44.07	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	-17.36	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	5.486	kg/m³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries	0.000	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	0.000	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.0000556	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.0000827	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	3.810	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	4.640	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.5018	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-0.02491	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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