ZnHg₃Se₃Br₂ is a mixed halide-chalcogenide ceramic compound containing zinc, mercury, selenium, and bromine—a quaternary material belonging to the family of heavy-metal halide semiconductors and photonic materials. This is primarily a research-phase compound studied for its potential in infrared optics, nonlinear optical applications, and radiation detection, where the combination of heavy elements and chalcogenide chemistry offers tunable bandgaps and transparency in the mid-to-long-wavelength infrared region. Engineers and researchers consider such materials when conventional oxides or single-halide ceramics cannot meet stringent requirements for IR transmission, scintillation efficiency, or nonlinear frequency conversion in specialized photonic and sensing systems.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Density(ρ) | 6.397 | kg/m³ | DFT · OptB88vdW |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Band Gap(Eg) | 0.7790 | eV | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Magnetic Moment(μB) | 0.000 | µB | DFT · OptB88vdW |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull) | 0.06690 | eV/atom | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Formation Energy(ΔHf) | -0.2238 | eV/atom | DFT · OptB88vdW |
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