BaNiO2

Barium nickel oxide is a complex inorganic ceramic material characterized by its specific crystalline structure. It is primarily studied for its magnetic properties and its potential role in advanced electronic or catalytic research.

Crystal structure of BaNiO2 (trigonal, R-3m (No. 166))
Ground-state structure · Materials Project
Overview

Key Properties

Cross-validated computational properties for BaNiO2, aggregated across 3 databases.

Band Gap

0.32–2.32 eV
Range across DFT structures

Energy Above Hull

0.027 eV/atom
Best (lowest) across sources

Stability

Metastable
2 DFT sources

Structures

7
3 databases, 3 space groups
Crystallography

Reported Structures

Lowest-energy structures reported for BaNiO2, ranked by energy above hull.

Space GroupCrystal SystemBand Gap (eV)E above hull (eV/atom)E/atom (eV)Density (g/cm³)
R-3m (No. 166)trigonal0.320.0270-6.2086.75
Cmcm (No. 63)orthorhombic2.320.1170-6.3035.84
P-31m (No. 162)trigonal0.000.4371-5.7986.10
Cmcm (No. 63)
Cmcm (No. 63)Orthorhombic5.84
Cmcm (No. 63)Orthorhombic6.21
Cmcm (No. 63)Orthorhombic6.02
Synthesis

Synthesis Routes

Literature-extracted synthesis procedures targeting BaNiO2.

Sol-Gel
Procedure available · ceder_solid_state
Uses

Applications

Where BaNiO2 is used.

Magnetic materials researchCatalysis studiesSolid-state chemistry research
Reference

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about BaNiO2, answered from cross-validated data.

What is BaNiO2?

Barium nickel oxide is a complex inorganic ceramic material characterized by its specific crystalline structure. It is primarily studied for its magnetic properties and its potential role in advanced electronic or catalytic research.

More questions
What is BaNiO2 used for?
BaNiO2 is used in magnetic materials research, catalysis studies, and solid-state chemistry research.
What is the band gap of BaNiO2?
BaNiO2 has a DFT-computed band gap of 0.32–2.32 eV across 7 reported structures.
Is BaNiO2 a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
With a band gap up to 2.32 eV it is a semiconductor.
Is BaNiO2 thermodynamically stable?
BaNiO2 has a lowest energy above hull of 0.027 eV/atom (metastable).
What is the crystal structure of BaNiO2?
The lowest-energy reported polymorph of BaNiO2 is trigonal symmetry, space group R-3m (No. 166).
What is the density of BaNiO2?
The computed density of the ground-state structure of BaNiO2 is 6.75 g/cm³.
How many polymorphs of BaNiO2 are known?
7 structures of BaNiO2 are reported across 3 databases, spanning 3 distinct space groups.
How is BaNiO2 synthesized?
Literature-reported routes for BaNiO2 include sol-gel.
What elements does BaNiO2 contain?
BaNiO2 contains Ba, Ni, and O (3 elements).
Where does the data for BaNiO2 come from?
BaNiO2 data is cross-referenced from materials_project, jarvis, mpaloe.
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Related Compounds

Other Oxide Oxygen-Evolution Catalysts in the database.

Data sources & attribution
  • materials_project — Data from the Materials Project. Cite: Jain et al., APL Materials 1, 011002 (2013).
  • jarvis — Data from JARVIS (NIST). Cite: Choudhary et al., npj Comp. Mater. 6, 173 (2020).
  • mpaloe — Data from mpaloe.

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