AgIO4
Silver periodate · Silver(I) periodate
Silver periodate is an inorganic salt composed of silver and the periodate anion. It is primarily utilized in specialized chemical synthesis and as a reagent in laboratory research settings.
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Overview
Key Properties
Cross-validated computational properties for Silver periodate, aggregated across 4 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.
0.11 eV
Range across DFT structures
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.
0.061 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.
Metastable
2 DFT sources
StructuresCount of reported calculated crystal structures for this formula, including alternate polymorphs, source databases, and observed space groups.
6
4 databases, 1 space group
Validation
Cross-Source DFT Agreement
How well independent DFT databases agree on the thermodynamics of AgIO4. 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: medium
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.
2
jarvis, materials_project
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 AgIO4, 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I41/a (No. 88) | tetragonal | 0.11 | 0.0614 | -4.571 | 5.51 |
| I41/a (No. 88) | Tetragonal | — | — | — | 5.51 |
| I41/a (No. 88) | Tetragonal | — | — | — | 5.68 |
| I41/a (No. 88) | Tetragonal | — | — | — | 5.97 |
| I41/a (No. 88) | tetragonal | — | — | — | 2.84 |
| I41/a (No. 88) | — | — | — | — | — |
Uses
Applications
Where Silver periodate is used.
Chemical synthesisLaboratory reagentOxidizing agent
Reference
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Silver periodate, answered from cross-validated data.
What is AgIO4?
Silver periodate is an inorganic salt composed of silver and the periodate anion. It is primarily utilized in specialized chemical synthesis and as a reagent in laboratory research settings.
More questions
What is AgIO4 used for?
Silver periodate (AgIO4) is used in chemical synthesis, laboratory reagent, and oxidizing agent.
What is the band gap of AgIO4?
Silver periodate (AgIO4) has a DFT-computed band gap of 0.11 eV across 6 reported structures.
Is AgIO4 a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
With a band gap up to 0.11 eV it is a semiconductor.
Is AgIO4 thermodynamically stable?
Silver periodate (AgIO4) has a lowest energy above hull of 0.061 eV/atom (metastable).
What is the crystal structure of AgIO4?
The lowest-energy reported polymorph of Silver periodate (AgIO4) is tetragonal symmetry, space group I41/a (No. 88).
What is the density of AgIO4?
The computed density of the ground-state structure of Silver periodate (AgIO4) is 5.51 g/cm³.
How many polymorphs of AgIO4 are known?
6 structures of AgIO4 are reported across 4 databases, spanning 1 distinct space group.
What elements does AgIO4 contain?
Silver periodate (AgIO4) contains Ag, I, and O (3 elements).
Where does the data for AgIO4 come from?
AgIO4 data is cross-referenced from materials_project, mpaloe, cod, jarvis.
Data sources & attribution
- materials_project — Data from the Materials Project. Cite: Jain et al., APL Materials 1, 011002 (2013).
- mpaloe — Data from mpaloe.
- cod — Data from the Crystallography Open Database. Cite: Grazulis et al., Nucleic Acids Res. 40, D420 (2012).
- jarvis — Data from JARVIS (NIST). Cite: Choudhary et al., npj Comp. Mater. 6, 173 (2020).
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