AgH

Silver hydride · Argentous hydride

Silver hydride is an unstable inorganic compound consisting of silver and hydrogen. It is primarily studied in specialized laboratory settings and astrophysical research rather than being used in common industrial applications.

AgH
Crystal structure of AgH (hexagonal, P63mc (No. 186))
Ground-state structure · Materials Project
Overview

Key Properties

Cross-validated computational properties for Silver hydride, aggregated across 3 databases.

Band Gap

0.85 eV
Range across DFT structures

Energy Above Hull

0.121 eV/atom
Best (lowest) across sources

Stability

Above hull
2 DFT sources

Structures

14
3 databases, 6 space groups
Crystallography

Reported Structures

Lowest-energy structures reported for AgH, ranked by energy above hull.

Space GroupCrystal SystemBand Gap (eV)E above hull (eV/atom)E/atom (eV)Density (g/cm³)
P63mc (No. 186)hexagonal0.850.1209-12.2857.76
C2/m (No. 12)Monoclinic7.58
C2/m (No. 12)Monoclinic8.14
C2/m (No. 12)Monoclinic8.34
Cmce (No. 64)Orthorhombic5.71
F-43m (No. 216)
P-1 (No. 2)Triclinic5.42
C2/m (No. 12)Monoclinic5.48
P-6m2 (No. 187)
F-43m (No. 216)
P63mc (No. 186)
P-1 (No. 2)Triclinic6.15
Uses

Applications

Where Silver hydride is used.

Astrophysical researchFundamental chemical studiesSpectroscopic analysis
Reference

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Silver hydride, answered from cross-validated data.

What is AgH?

Silver hydride is an unstable inorganic compound consisting of silver and hydrogen. It is primarily studied in specialized laboratory settings and astrophysical research rather than being used in common industrial applications.

More questions
What is AgH used for?
Silver hydride (AgH) is used in astrophysical research, fundamental chemical studies, and spectroscopic analysis.
What is the band gap of AgH?
Silver hydride (AgH) has a DFT-computed band gap of 0.85 eV across 14 reported structures.
Is AgH a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
With a band gap up to 0.85 eV it is a semiconductor.
Is AgH thermodynamically stable?
Silver hydride (AgH) has a lowest energy above hull of 0.121 eV/atom (above hull).
What is the crystal structure of AgH?
The lowest-energy reported polymorph of Silver hydride (AgH) is hexagonal symmetry, space group P63mc (No. 186).
What is the density of AgH?
The computed density of the ground-state structure of Silver hydride (AgH) is 7.76 g/cm³.
How many polymorphs of AgH are known?
14 structures of AgH are reported across 3 databases, spanning 6 distinct space groups.
What elements does AgH contain?
Silver hydride (AgH) contains Ag and H (2 elements).
Where does the data for AgH come from?
AgH data is cross-referenced from materials_project, mpaloe, jarvis.
Data sources & attribution
  • materials_project — Data from the Materials Project. Cite: Jain et al., APL Materials 1, 011002 (2013).
  • mpaloe — Data from mpaloe.
  • jarvis — Data from JARVIS (NIST). Cite: Choudhary et al., npj Comp. Mater. 6, 173 (2020).

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