BaSi4O9
BaSi4O9 is a metastable, wide-band-gap insulating silicate material that exhibits significant structural complexity.
About BaSi4O9
BaSi4O9 is a complex silicate compound characterized by its wide-band-gap insulating electronic profile. Its structural arrangement reflects a delicate balance of chemical bonding that places it in a metastable state under ambient conditions.
Because of its unique composition, this material is a subject of ongoing investigation in solid-state chemistry. Researchers study its various structural configurations to better understand how complex silicates can be synthesized and stabilized for specialized technological applications.
Key Properties
Cross-validated computational properties for BaSi4O9, 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about BaSi4O9, answered from cross-validated data.
What is BaSi4O9?
BaSi4O9 is a metastable, wide-band-gap insulating silicate material that exhibits significant structural complexity.
What is the band gap of BaSi4O9?
Is BaSi4O9 a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
Is BaSi4O9 thermodynamically stable?
How many polymorphs of BaSi4O9 are known?
What elements does BaSi4O9 contain?
Where does the data for BaSi4O9 come from?
How It Compares
As a distinct silicate, BaSi4O9 serves as a unique case study in structural diversity. Without direct structural siblings in this specific database grouping, it stands as an independent example of how barium and silicon can organize into complex, metastable insulating frameworks.
Data sources & attribution
- latticegraph — Lattice Graph Materials Intelligence Platform
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