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Zn3C

ceramic

· JVASP-79111· Zn3C

Zn3C is a zinc-carbon ceramic compound that belongs to the family of intermetallic and carbide ceramics. This material is primarily of research and specialized industrial interest, with potential applications in high-temperature structural components and wear-resistant coatings where zinc's properties can be leveraged in a ceramic matrix. It represents an emerging material class that combines zinc's thermal and electrical properties with ceramic hardness and thermal stability, though it remains less commercially established than conventional carbides like tungsten carbide or silicon carbide.

high-temperature structural ceramicswear-resistant coatingsresearch materialszinc-based compositesspecialty refractory applications

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	6.736	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	0.000793	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.000801	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	8.290	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	8.310	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	1.020	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	1.019	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Regulatory Screening

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Zn3C

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Regulatory Screening

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