B2V2
B2V2 has a DFT band gap of Metallic / not reported across 41 reported structures in 14 space groups; its lowest-energy polymorph is orthorhombic (Cmcm (No. 63)). Cross-validated across 4 computational databases.
Overview
Key Properties
Cross-validated computational properties for B2V2, 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.
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)
2 DFT sources
StructuresCount of reported calculated crystal structures for this formula, including alternate polymorphs, source databases, and observed space groups.
41
4 databases, 14 space groups
Crystallography
Reported Structures
Lowest-energy structures reported for B2V2, 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cmcm (No. 63) | orthorhombic | 0.00 | 0.0000 | -11.618 | 5.70 |
| Cmcm (No. 63) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fm-3m (No. 225) | — | — | — | — | — |
| No. 0 | unknown | — | — | — | 1.36 |
| R-3m (No. 166) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cmme (No. 67) | — | — | — | — | — |
| I41/amd (No. 141) | — | — | — | — | — |
| P4/mmm (No. 123) | — | — | — | — | — |
| P4/mmm (No. 123) | — | — | — | — | — |
| P63/mmc (No. 194) | — | — | — | — | — |
| P4/nmm (No. 129) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cmcm (No. 63) | — | — | — | — | — |
Reference
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about B2V2, answered from cross-validated data.
What is the band gap of B2V2?
B2V2 is computed to be metallic (no band gap) in the reported DFT structures.
More questions
Is B2V2 a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
Computed band structures report no gap, so it is metallic.
Is B2V2 thermodynamically stable?
Yes — B2V2 sits on the convex hull (energy above hull 0 eV/atom), i.e. on hull (stable).
What is the crystal structure of B2V2?
The lowest-energy reported polymorph of B2V2 is orthorhombic symmetry, space group Cmcm (No. 63).
What is the density of B2V2?
The computed density of the ground-state structure of B2V2 is 5.70 g/cm³.
How many polymorphs of B2V2 are known?
41 structures of B2V2 are reported across 4 databases, spanning 14 distinct space groups.
What elements does B2V2 contain?
B2V2 contains B and V (2 elements).
Where does the data for B2V2 come from?
B2V2 data is cross-referenced from materials_project, aflow, cod, nomad.
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Related Compounds
Other Transition-Metal Borides in the database.
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).
- cod — Data from the Crystallography Open Database. Cite: Grazulis et al., Nucleic Acids Res. 40, D420 (2012).
- nomad — Data from NOMAD. Cite: Draxl & Scheffler, J. Phys. Mater. 2, 036001 (2019).
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