AlBO3
aluminum borate · aluminum orthoborate
AlBO3 is a metastable, insulating aluminum borate compound categorized within the spinel oxide class of materials.
About aluminum borate
AlBO3 is a metastable inorganic compound belonging to the broader family of spinel oxide catalysts. Characterized by its wide-band-gap insulating electronic structure, it represents a unique architectural variation within the oxide landscape, offering distinct structural pathways compared to more common transition metal oxides.
Its role as a catalyst is defined by its specific atomic arrangement and thermodynamic profile. While it remains a subject of ongoing research, its potential utility lies in high-temperature chemical processes where stable, insulating oxide frameworks are required to facilitate specific surface reactions.
Key Properties
Cross-validated computational properties for aluminum borate, aggregated across 3 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.
Synthesis Routes
Literature-extracted synthesis procedures targeting AlBO3.
Applications
Where aluminum borate is used.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about aluminum borate, answered from cross-validated data.
What is AlBO3?
AlBO3 is a metastable, insulating aluminum borate compound categorized within the spinel oxide class of materials.
What is AlBO3 used for?
What is the band gap of AlBO3?
Is AlBO3 a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
Is AlBO3 thermodynamically stable?
How many polymorphs of AlBO3 are known?
How is AlBO3 synthesized?
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Where does the data for AlBO3 come from?
How It Compares
Within the spinel oxide catalysts class.
In contrast to highly stable, widely utilized spinel structures like MgAl2O4 or simple binary oxides such as ZnO and NiO, AlBO3 exists in a metastable state. While compounds like LaMnO3 or LaNiO3 are frequently employed for their complex electronic and magnetic properties in catalysis, AlBO3 provides a distinct, insulating alternative that lacks the metallic or semi-metallic character found in many of its perovskite-structured siblings.
Related Compounds
Other Spinel Oxide Catalysts in the database.
Data sources & attribution
- latticegraph — Lattice Graph Materials Intelligence Platform
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