Ba6Mn5O16
Ba6Mn5O16 is a semiconducting barium manganese oxide that serves as a potential catalyst for oxygen-evolution reactions.
About Ba6Mn5O16
Ba6Mn5O16 is a complex semiconducting oxide that functions within the class of oxygen-evolution catalysts. Its structural configuration and electronic properties make it a subject of interest for electrochemical processes where efficient oxygen production is required. The material is considered to be near the thermodynamic hull, suggesting it is a viable candidate for experimental synthesis and characterization.
As a manganese-based oxide, it contributes to the broader field of transition metal catalysts designed for energy conversion technologies. Its semiconducting nature provides a distinct electronic profile compared to metallic or purely insulating catalysts, offering unique pathways for charge transfer during catalytic cycles.
Key Properties
Cross-validated computational properties for Ba6Mn5O16, 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 Ba6Mn5O16.
Applications
Where Ba6Mn5O16 is used.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Ba6Mn5O16, answered from cross-validated data.
What is Ba6Mn5O16?
Ba6Mn5O16 is a semiconducting barium manganese oxide that serves as a potential catalyst for oxygen-evolution reactions.
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How It Compares
Within the oxide oxygen-evolution catalysts class.
Unlike the well-established lithium-based battery materials such as LiCoO2 or LiMn2O4, Ba6Mn5O16 represents a more specialized structural arrangement within the oxide catalyst family. While simple binary oxides like NiO are widely utilized for their robustness, Ba6Mn5O16 offers a more complex lattice that may provide tunable catalytic activity compared to perovskite-structured siblings like LaMnO3.
Related Compounds
Other Oxide Oxygen-Evolution Catalysts in the database.
Data sources & attribution
- latticegraph — Lattice Graph Materials Intelligence Platform
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