ZnCdO3 is a ternary oxide ceramic compound combining zinc, cadmium, and oxygen, belonging to the mixed-metal oxide family. This material is primarily investigated in research contexts for optoelectronic and semiconducting applications, particularly in thin-film photovoltaics, transparent conductive coatings, and UV-sensitive devices where the bandgap engineering of cadmium-zinc oxides offers tunability between pure ZnO and CdO end members. Engineers consider cadmium-zinc oxide systems when conventional single-metal oxides (like pure ZnO or ITO) cannot meet performance targets for transparency, conductivity, or wavelength response, though commercial adoption remains limited due to cadmium toxicity regulations and processing complexity.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Band Gap(Eg) | 0.000 | eV | DFT · PBE | ||
Magnetic Moment(μB) | 0.5084 | μB | DFT |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Formation Energy(ΔHf)2 entries | -0.04900 | eV/atom | DFT | ||
| ↳ | 1.760 | eV/atom | DFT |
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