Zirconium dichloride (ZrCl₂) is a layered transition metal halide compound that belongs to the family of 2D materials and metal halides with potential for exfoliation into thin nanosheets. While primarily used in research and materials development rather than established industrial applications, ZrCl₂ is of interest to the materials science community for its potential in nanoelectronics, energy storage, and catalysis due to its layered crystal structure and tunable electronic properties. Engineers and researchers explore this compound as a precursor material and as a candidate for next-generation devices where thin-film or layered architectures offer performance advantages over conventional bulk materials.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bulk Modulus(K) | 45.27 | GPa | — | ||
Exfoliation Energy(Eexf) | 69.38 | meV/atom | — | ||
Poisson's Ratio(ν) | 0.2500 | - | — | ||
Shear Modulus(G) | 31.30 | GPa | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Density(ρ) | 4.139 | kg/m³ | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Band Gap(Eg) | 0.8660 | eV | — | ||
Magnetic Moment(μB) | 0.000 | µB | — | ||
Piezoelectric Modulus(eij) | 0.1185 | C/m² | — | ||
Piezoelectric Stress Tensor(eij) | Matrix (redacted) | C/m² | — | ||
Seebeck Coefficient(S) | -327 | µV/K | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull) | 0.000 | eV/atom | — | ||
Formation Energy(ΔHf)2 entries | -1.489 | eV/atom | — | ||
| ↳ | -1.762 | eV/atom | — |