Be2C
Beryllium carbide · Be2C
Beryllium carbide is a hard, refractory ceramic material known for its high stability and resistance to extreme conditions. It is primarily utilized in specialized nuclear and aerospace engineering applications due to its unique physical properties.
Key Properties
Cross-validated computational properties for Beryllium carbide, 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.
Reported Structures
Lowest-energy structures reported for Be2C, ranked by energy above hull.
| Space GroupSymmetry classification of the crystal arrangement. The number is the international space-group index. | Crystal SystemBroad lattice family, such as cubic, tetragonal, monoclinic, or triclinic, derived from unit-cell symmetry. | Band Gap (eV)Electronic gap calculated for this specific reported structure, measured in electronvolts. | E above hull (eV/atom)Thermodynamic distance from the convex hull for this structure, normalized per atom. Lower is generally more stable. | E/atom (eV)Computed total energy normalized per atom. Use energy above hull, not this value alone, when comparing stability. | Density (g/cm³)Mass per relaxed crystal volume, reported in grams per cubic centimeter. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fm-3m (No. 225) | cubic | 1.16 | 0.0000 | -5.800 | 2.47 |
| P-1 (No. 2) | Triclinic | — | — | — | 2.26 |
| C2/c (No. 15) | Monoclinic | — | — | — | 2.34 |
| C2/c (No. 15) | Monoclinic | — | — | — | 2.12 |
| P-1 (No. 2) | Triclinic | — | — | — | 2.24 |
| P-1 (No. 2) | Triclinic | — | — | — | 2.15 |
| P-1 (No. 2) | Triclinic | — | — | — | 2.12 |
| C2/m (No. 12) | Monoclinic | — | — | — | 2.47 |
| C2/m (No. 12) | Monoclinic | — | — | — | 2.31 |
| P-1 (No. 2) | Triclinic | — | — | — | 2.14 |
| P21/m (No. 11) | Monoclinic | — | — | — | 1.94 |
| C2/c (No. 15) | Monoclinic | — | — | — | 2.83 |
Applications
Where Beryllium carbide is used.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Beryllium carbide, answered from cross-validated data.
What is Be2C?
Beryllium carbide is a hard, refractory ceramic material known for its high stability and resistance to extreme conditions. It is primarily utilized in specialized nuclear and aerospace engineering applications due to its unique physical properties.
What is Be2C used for?
What is the band gap of Be2C?
Is Be2C a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
Is Be2C thermodynamically stable?
What is the crystal structure of Be2C?
What is the density of Be2C?
How many polymorphs of Be2C are known?
What elements does Be2C contain?
Where does the data for Be2C come from?
Data sources & attribution
- materials_project — Data from the Materials Project. Cite: Jain et al., APL Materials 1, 011002 (2013).
- mpaloe — Data from mpaloe.
- jarvis — Data from JARVIS (NIST). Cite: Choudhary et al., npj Comp. Mater. 6, 173 (2020).
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