ZnCdSe2 — Properties & Data | MatWorld

ZnCdSe2

ceramic

· JVASP-36659· ZnCdSe2

ZnCdSe is a II-VI semiconductor ceramic compound combining zinc, cadmium, and selenium. This material belongs to the family of wide-bandgap semiconductors and is primarily investigated for optoelectronic and photonic applications where tunable bandgap and direct band structure are advantageous. The material is notable in research contexts for X-ray and gamma-ray detection, as well as infrared window applications, though it remains less common than alternatives like CdTe or GaAs in mature commercial products due to cadmium toxicity concerns and processing complexity.

radiation detectioninfrared opticsphotovoltaic researchsemiconductor heterostructuresroom-temperature X-ray detectiontunable bandgap devices

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	53.41	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.3400	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	20.71	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	5.317	kg/m³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries	0.4840	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	1.880	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity)(εr)	13.20	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)2 entries	9.726	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	5.562	-	DFT · TBmBJ
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Piezoelectric Modulus(eij)	0.7392	C/m²	DFT · OptB88vdW
Spectroscopic Limited Maximum Efficiency (SLME)(SLME)	25.58	%	DFT · TBmBJ

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.01710	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-0.6413	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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