Bi1Ge1Te2
This material is a ternary chalcogenide belonging to a class of compounds often investigated for their unique electronic and structural properties. It is primarily utilized in academic and industrial research settings to explore advanced semiconductor behavior and potential applications in solid-state physics.
Key Properties
Cross-validated computational properties for Bi1Ge1Te2, 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 Bi1Ge1Te2, 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. |
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| R-3m (No. 166) | trigonal | 0.50 | 0.0132 | -33.414 | 6.65 |
| Pmm2 (No. 25) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cmm2 (No. 35) | — | — | — | — | — |
| P4/mmm (No. 123) | — | — | — | — | — |
| P2/m (No. 10) | — | — | — | — | — |
| I-4m2 (No. 119) | — | — | — | — | — |
| P2/m (No. 10) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fm-3m (No. 225) | — | — | — | — | — |
| P4/mmm (No. 123) | — | — | — | — | — |
| R-3m (No. 166) | — | — | — | — | — |
| C2/m (No. 12) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pmmm (No. 47) | — | — | — | — | — |
Applications
Where Bi1Ge1Te2 is used.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Bi1Ge1Te2, answered from cross-validated data.
What is Bi1Ge1Te2?
This material is a ternary chalcogenide belonging to a class of compounds often investigated for their unique electronic and structural properties. It is primarily utilized in academic and industrial research settings to explore advanced semiconductor behavior and potential applications in solid-state physics.
What is Bi1Ge1Te2 used for?
What is the band gap of Bi1Ge1Te2?
Is Bi1Ge1Te2 a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
Is Bi1Ge1Te2 thermodynamically stable?
What is the crystal structure of Bi1Ge1Te2?
What is the density of Bi1Ge1Te2?
How many polymorphs of Bi1Ge1Te2 are known?
What elements does Bi1Ge1Te2 contain?
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Related Compounds
Other Phase-Change Memory Materials in the database.
Data sources & attribution
- materials_project — Data from the Materials Project. Cite: Jain et al., APL Materials 1, 011002 (2013).
- aflow — Data from AFLOW. Cite: Curtarolo et al., Comp. Mater. Sci. 58, 218 (2012).
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