Ag
Silver · Argentum
Silver is a lustrous transition metal known for having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of all metals. It is widely utilized in various industries due to its unique optical properties and its natural antimicrobial characteristics.
Ag
Overview
Key Properties
Cross-validated computational properties for Silver, aggregated across 5 databases.
Band GapEnergy needed to move an electron from the valence band to the conduction band. Lower or zero values tend to behave more metallic; larger gaps are more insulating or semiconducting.
Metallic / not reported
Energy Above HullThermodynamic distance from the most stable set of competing phases. 0 eV/atom is on the convex hull; small positive values may still be experimentally accessible.
0.000 eV/atom
Best (lowest) across sources
StabilityA plain-language summary of the best reported energy-above-hull result. It reflects whether the lowest-energy structure is on, near, or far from the stability hull.
On hull (stable)
3 DFT sources
StructuresCount of reported calculated crystal structures for this formula, including alternate polymorphs, source databases, and observed space groups.
49
5 databases, 5 space groups
Validation
Cross-Source DFT Agreement
How well independent DFT databases agree on the thermodynamics of Ag. Tight agreement means computed properties can be trusted without re-running calculations.
Agreement ScoreA normalized confidence score summarizing how closely independent DFT databases agree. Higher scores mean tighter cross-source agreement.
1.00 / 1.00
Trust tier: high
Hull SpreadDifference between the highest and lowest energy-above-hull values reported by comparable sources. Smaller spread means less thermodynamic disagreement.
0.000 eV
EAH spread across sources
Sources ComparedNumber and names of computational sources with comparable entries for this formula.
3
jarvis, materials_project, nomad
Space Group ConsensusWhether independent sources predict the same crystal symmetry for the lowest-energy structure.
All match
Crystallography
Reported Structures
Lowest-energy structures reported for Ag, ranked by energy above hull.
| Space GroupSymmetry classification of the crystal arrangement. The number is the international space-group index. | Crystal SystemBroad lattice family, such as cubic, tetragonal, monoclinic, or triclinic, derived from unit-cell symmetry. | Band Gap (eV)Electronic gap calculated for this specific reported structure, measured in electronvolts. | E above hull (eV/atom)Thermodynamic distance from the convex hull for this structure, normalized per atom. Lower is generally more stable. | E/atom (eV)Computed total energy normalized per atom. Use energy above hull, not this value alone, when comparing stability. | Density (g/cm³)Mass per relaxed crystal volume, reported in grams per cubic centimeter. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P63/mmc (No. 194) | hexagonal | 0.00 | 0.0000 | -21.356 | 10.32 |
| Fm-3m (No. 225) | cubic | 0.00 | 0.0021 | -21.354 | 10.36 |
| P63/mmc (No. 194) | hexagonal | 0.00 | 0.0077 | -21.348 | 10.30 |
| R-3m (No. 166) | trigonal | 0.00 | 0.0104 | -21.345 | 9.92 |
| Im-3m (No. 229) | cubic | 0.00 | 0.0343 | -21.322 | 9.87 |
| P63/mmc (No. 194) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Im-3m (No. 229) | Cubic | — | — | — | 10.26 |
| No. 0 | unknown | — | — | — | 2.47 |
| P63/mmc (No. 194) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fm-3m (No. 225) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fm-3m (No. 225) | — | — | — | — | — |
| P63/mmc (No. 194) | Hexagonal | — | — | — | 10.52 |
Synthesis
Synthesis Routes
Literature-extracted synthesis procedures targeting Ag.
Sol-Gel
Procedure available · ceder_solid_state
Sol-Gel
Procedure available · ceder_solid_state
Sol-Gel
Procedure available · ceder_solid_state
Uses
Applications
Where Silver is used.
Electronics and electrical contactsJewelry and silverwarePhotographic materialsMedical devices and wound dressingsSolar panelsMirrors and reflective coatings
Reference
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Silver, answered from cross-validated data.
What is Ag?
Silver is a lustrous transition metal known for having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of all metals. It is widely utilized in various industries due to its unique optical properties and its natural antimicrobial characteristics.
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What is Ag used for?
Silver (Ag) is used in electronics and electrical contacts, jewelry and silverware, photographic materials, medical devices and wound dressings, and solar panels.
What is the band gap of Ag?
Silver (Ag) is computed to be metallic (no band gap) in the reported DFT structures.
Is Ag a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
Computed band structures report no gap, so it is metallic.
Is Ag thermodynamically stable?
Yes — Silver (Ag) sits on the convex hull (energy above hull 0 eV/atom), i.e. on hull (stable).
What is the crystal structure of Ag?
The lowest-energy reported polymorph of Silver (Ag) is hexagonal symmetry, space group P63/mmc (No. 194).
What is the density of Ag?
The computed density of the ground-state structure of Silver (Ag) is 10.32 g/cm³.
How many polymorphs of Ag are known?
49 structures of Ag are reported across 5 databases, spanning 5 distinct space groups.
How is Ag synthesized?
Literature-reported routes for Ag include sol-gel (3 procedures documented).
What elements does Ag contain?
Silver (Ag) contains Ag (1 element).
Where does the data for Ag come from?
Ag data is cross-referenced from materials_project, jarvis, mpaloe, cod.
Data sources & attribution
- materials_project — Data from the Materials Project. Cite: Jain et al., APL Materials 1, 011002 (2013).
- jarvis — Data from JARVIS (NIST). Cite: Choudhary et al., npj Comp. Mater. 6, 173 (2020).
- mpaloe — Data from mpaloe.
- cod — Data from the Crystallography Open Database. Cite: Grazulis et al., Nucleic Acids Res. 40, D420 (2012).
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