Yttrium trichloride (YCl₃) is an inorganic ceramic compound and a key precursor material for producing yttrium oxide and rare-earth-doped ceramics. It is primarily used in research and industrial synthesis of high-performance optical materials, phosphors, and yttria-stabilized ceramics rather than as a structural material itself. Engineers encounter YCl₃ as an intermediate chemical in the production chain for laser crystals, scintillators, and thermal barrier coatings where yttrium incorporation is critical for performance.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exfoliation Energy(Eexf) | 68.89 | meV/atom | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Density(ρ) | 2.711 | kg/m³ | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Band Gap(Eg) | 4.565 | eV | — | ||
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity)(εr)2 entries | 4.920 | - | — | ||
| ↳ | 6.692 | - | — | ||
Electronic Dielectric Tensor(ε∞) | Matrix (redacted) | - | — | ||
Total Dielectric Tensor(ε) | Matrix (redacted) | - | — | ||
Magnetic Moment(μB) | 0.000 | µB | — | ||
Piezoelectric Modulus(eij) | 0.000 | C/m² | — | ||
Seebeck Coefficient(S) | -350.8 | µV/K | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull) | 0.000 | eV/atom | — | ||
Formation Energy(ΔHf)2 entries | -2.591 | eV/atom | — | ||
| ↳ | -2.364 | eV/atom | — |