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YHg3

ceramic

· YHg3

YHg3 is an intermetallic ceramic compound in the yttrium-mercury system, representing a research-phase material with potential applications in high-density structural and functional ceramics. While not widely deployed in conventional engineering, this material class is of interest in specialized research contexts for applications requiring high elastic stiffness and notable anisotropy in mechanical response. Engineers would consider YHg3 primarily for emerging applications in materials science rather than established industrial use, where its unique phase chemistry and mechanical characteristics may offer advantages in niche high-performance or extreme-environment scenarios.

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)2 entries	59.44	GPa	DFT
↳	59.44	GPa	DFT · PBE
Elastic Compliance Tensor(Sij)	Matrix (redacted)	1/GPa	DFT · PBE
Elastic Anisotropy(AU)	0.2776	-	DFT · PBE
Elastic Stiffness Tensor(Cij)	Matrix (redacted)	Pa	DFT · PBE
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.3570	-	DFT · PBE
Shear Modulus(G)2 entries	18.78	GPa	DFT
↳	18.78	GPa	DFT · PBE

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	12.06	kg/m³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)	0.000	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.000713	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.000672	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	7.790	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	7.400	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.01620	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-0.2035	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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