ZnCr2S4 — Properties & Data | MatWorld

ZnCr2S4

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· JVASP-59902· ZnCr2S4

ZnCr2S4 is a ternary metal sulfide compound combining zinc and chromium in a spinel-type crystal structure, belonging to the class of transition metal chalcogenides. This material is primarily of research and development interest rather than an established industrial commodity, with potential applications in battery systems, catalysis, and semiconducting devices where the combination of zinc's electrochemical activity and chromium's redox versatility can be exploited. Engineers would consider this compound for advanced energy storage systems or heterogeneous catalysis where layered sulfide structures offer advantages in ion transport and surface reactivity compared to conventional oxides or simple binary sulfides.

battery cathode materialscatalytic applicationssemiconductor researchtransition metal chalcogenideselectrochemical devicesadvanced materials development

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	11,714.7	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.3300	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	4,417.8	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	0.1451	lb/in³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)	0.07800	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)	114.8	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Electron Effective Mass(m*e)	0.01000	me	DFT · OptB88vdW · 27°C
Hole Effective Mass(m*h)	0.01000	me	DFT · OptB88vdW · 27°C
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.000341	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.000626	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-94.13	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	291.6	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.1588	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-0.6740	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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