Ag2Bi1Li1
Ag2Bi1Li1 is a semiconducting ternary compound composed of silver, bismuth, and lithium that is characterized by its metastable nature.
About Ag2Bi1Li1
Ag2Bi1Li1 is a ternary compound composed of silver, bismuth, and lithium that exhibits semiconducting electronic behavior. Its complex structural landscape is evidenced by a significant number of reported configurations within materials databases.
Because this material sits above the thermodynamic hull, it is considered metastable. This positioning makes it a subject of interest for researchers investigating phase stability and the synthesis of unconventional intermetallic phases.
Key Properties
Cross-validated computational properties for Ag2Bi1Li1, aggregated across 2 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.
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.
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.
StructuresCount of reported calculated crystal structures for this formula, including alternate polymorphs, source databases, and observed space groups.
Reported Structures
Lowest-energy structures reported for Ag2Bi1Li1, 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immm (No. 71) | orthorhombic | 0.43 | 1.3834 | -24.726 | 0.66 |
| P4/mmm (No. 123) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cmmm (No. 65) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Imm2 (No. 44) | — | — | — | — | — |
| C2/m (No. 12) | — | — | — | — | — |
| I-4m2 (No. 119) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fm-3m (No. 225) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pmmm (No. 47) | — | — | — | — | — |
| P4/mmm (No. 123) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pmm2 (No. 25) | — | — | — | — | — |
| P4/mmm (No. 123) | — | — | — | — | — |
| P2/m (No. 10) | — | — | — | — | — |
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Ag2Bi1Li1, answered from cross-validated data.
What is Ag2Bi1Li1?
Ag2Bi1Li1 is a semiconducting ternary compound composed of silver, bismuth, and lithium that is characterized by its metastable nature.
What is the band gap of Ag2Bi1Li1?
Is Ag2Bi1Li1 a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
Is Ag2Bi1Li1 thermodynamically stable?
What is the crystal structure of Ag2Bi1Li1?
What is the density of Ag2Bi1Li1?
How many polymorphs of Ag2Bi1Li1 are known?
What elements does Ag2Bi1Li1 contain?
Where does the data for Ag2Bi1Li1 come from?
How It Compares
As a unique ternary phase, Ag2Bi1Li1 represents a specialized case within the broader landscape of silver-bismuth-lithium compounds, serving as a focal point for studies on how elemental composition influences electronic properties in metastable systems.
Data sources & attribution
- materials_project — Data from the Materials Project. Cite: Jain et al., APL Materials 1, 011002 (2013).
- aflow — Data from AFLOW. Cite: Curtarolo et al., Comp. Mater. Sci. 58, 218 (2012).
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