BaY2O4

Barium yttrium oxide is a ceramic material typically synthesized for its structural and electronic properties. It is primarily investigated in the field of materials science for its potential role in advanced electronic components and as a host material for luminescent applications.

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Crystal structure of BaY2O4 (orthorhombic, Pnma (No. 62))
Ground-state structure · Materials Project
Overview

Key Properties

Cross-validated computational properties for BaY2O4, aggregated across 2 databases.

Band Gap

3.25 eV
Range across DFT structures

Energy Above Hull

0.000 eV/atom
Best (lowest) across sources

Stability

On hull (stable)
1 DFT source

Structures

2
2 databases, 1 space group
Crystallography

Reported Structures

Lowest-energy structures reported for BaY2O4, ranked by energy above hull.

Space GroupCrystal SystemBand Gap (eV)E above hull (eV/atom)E/atom (eV)Density (g/cm³)
Pnma (No. 62)orthorhombic3.250.0000-8.6065.74
Pnma (No. 62)
Synthesis

Synthesis Routes

Literature-extracted synthesis procedures targeting BaY2O4.

Sol-Gel
Procedure available · ceder_solid_state
Uses

Applications

Where BaY2O4 is used.

Materials science researchLuminescent material developmentElectronic component studies
Reference

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about BaY2O4, answered from cross-validated data.

What is BaY2O4?

Barium yttrium oxide is a ceramic material typically synthesized for its structural and electronic properties. It is primarily investigated in the field of materials science for its potential role in advanced electronic components and as a host material for luminescent applications.

More questions
What is BaY2O4 used for?
BaY2O4 is used in materials science research, luminescent material development, and electronic component studies.
What is the band gap of BaY2O4?
BaY2O4 has a DFT-computed band gap of 3.25 eV across 2 reported structures.
Is BaY2O4 a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
With a wide band gap up to 3.25 eV it is an insulator / wide-band-gap material.
Is BaY2O4 thermodynamically stable?
Yes — BaY2O4 sits on the convex hull (energy above hull 0 eV/atom), i.e. on hull (stable).
What is the crystal structure of BaY2O4?
The lowest-energy reported polymorph of BaY2O4 is orthorhombic symmetry, space group Pnma (No. 62).
What is the density of BaY2O4?
The computed density of the ground-state structure of BaY2O4 is 5.74 g/cm³.
How many polymorphs of BaY2O4 are known?
2 structures of BaY2O4 are reported across 2 databases, spanning 1 distinct space group.
How is BaY2O4 synthesized?
Literature-reported routes for BaY2O4 include sol-gel.
What elements does BaY2O4 contain?
BaY2O4 contains Ba, O, and Y (3 elements).
Where does the data for BaY2O4 come from?
BaY2O4 data is cross-referenced from materials_project, jarvis.
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).

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