Ba2Hf7O16
Ba2Hf7O16 is a metastable, wide-band-gap insulating oxide used in advanced materials research.
About Ba2Hf7O16
Ba2Hf7O16 is a complex oxide composed of barium, hafnium, and oxygen. As a wide-band-gap insulator, it exhibits electronic properties characteristic of highly stable dielectric materials, despite its own metastable nature. Its unique structural arrangement makes it a subject of interest for fundamental materials research.
Because of its insulating nature, this compound is investigated for its potential utility in electronic components where high-performance dielectric behavior is required. Its structural complexity, evidenced by multiple reported configurations, suggests a versatile framework for exploring oxide-based materials science.
Key Properties
Cross-validated computational properties for Ba2Hf7O16, 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.
Applications
Where Ba2Hf7O16 is used.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Ba2Hf7O16, answered from cross-validated data.
What is Ba2Hf7O16?
Ba2Hf7O16 is a metastable, wide-band-gap insulating oxide used in advanced materials research.
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How It Compares
As a member of the barium-hafnium-oxygen system, Ba2Hf7O16 represents a specialized structural phase. While it lacks direct siblings in this specific dataset, it serves as a critical point of comparison for understanding the phase stability and insulating characteristics of complex hafnates.
Data sources & attribution
- latticegraph — Lattice Graph Materials Intelligence Platform
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