B4N
B4N has a DFT band gap of Metallic / not reported across 40 reported structures in 12 space groups. Cross-validated across 2 computational databases.
At a glance
Key Properties
Cross-validated computational properties for B4N, 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.
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.
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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.
Not assessed
2 DFT sources
StructuresCount of reported calculated crystal structures for this formula, including alternate polymorphs, source databases, and observed space groups.
40
2 databases, 12 space groups
Reference
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about B4N, answered from cross-validated data.
What is the band gap of B4N?
B4N is computed to be metallic (no band gap) in the reported DFT structures.
More questions
Is B4N a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
Computed band structures report no gap, so it is metallic.
How many polymorphs of B4N are known?
40 structures of B4N are reported across 2 databases, spanning 12 distinct space groups.
What elements does B4N contain?
B4N contains B and N (2 elements).
Where does the data for B4N come from?
B4N data is cross-referenced from latticegraph.
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Related Compounds
Other Nitride Semiconductors in the database.
Data sources & attribution
- latticegraph — Lattice Graph Materials Intelligence Platform
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