BiBO3

Bismuth orthoborate · Bismuth borate

Bismuth orthoborate is a crystalline inorganic compound composed of bismuth, boron, and oxygen. It is primarily utilized in materials science research for its optical properties and potential utility in advanced electronic components.

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Crystal structure of BiBO3 (monoclinic, P21/c (No. 14))
Ground-state structure · Materials Project
Overview

Key Properties

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

Band Gap

3.01 eV
Range across DFT structures

Energy Above Hull

0.000 eV/atom
Best (lowest) across sources

Stability

On hull (stable)
2 DFT sources

Structures

6
3 databases, 2 space groups
Crystallography

Reported Structures

Lowest-energy structures reported for BiBO3, ranked by energy above hull.

Space GroupCrystal SystemBand Gap (eV)E above hull (eV/atom)E/atom (eV)Density (g/cm³)
P21/c (No. 14)monoclinic3.010.0000-7.3736.86
P21/c (No. 14)
Pm-3m (No. 221)
P21/c (No. 14)Monoclinic6.92
P21/c (No. 14)Monoclinic6.57
P21/c (No. 14)Monoclinic6.71
Uses

Applications

Where Bismuth orthoborate is used.

Non-linear optical materialsOptical glass manufacturingSolid-state laser components
Reference

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Bismuth orthoborate, answered from cross-validated data.

What is BiBO3?

Bismuth orthoborate is a crystalline inorganic compound composed of bismuth, boron, and oxygen. It is primarily utilized in materials science research for its optical properties and potential utility in advanced electronic components.

More questions
What is BiBO3 used for?
Bismuth orthoborate (BiBO3) is used in non-linear optical materials, optical glass manufacturing, and solid-state laser components.
What is the band gap of BiBO3?
Bismuth orthoborate (BiBO3) has a DFT-computed band gap of 3.01 eV across 6 reported structures.
Is BiBO3 a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
With a wide band gap up to 3.01 eV it is an insulator / wide-band-gap material.
Is BiBO3 thermodynamically stable?
Yes — Bismuth orthoborate (BiBO3) sits on the convex hull (energy above hull 0 eV/atom), i.e. on hull (stable).
What is the crystal structure of BiBO3?
The lowest-energy reported polymorph of Bismuth orthoborate (BiBO3) is monoclinic symmetry, space group P21/c (No. 14).
What is the density of BiBO3?
The computed density of the ground-state structure of Bismuth orthoborate (BiBO3) is 6.86 g/cm³.
How many polymorphs of BiBO3 are known?
6 structures of BiBO3 are reported across 3 databases, spanning 2 distinct space groups.
What elements does BiBO3 contain?
Bismuth orthoborate (BiBO3) contains B, Bi, and O (3 elements).
Where does the data for BiBO3 come from?
BiBO3 data is cross-referenced from materials_project, jarvis, mpaloe.
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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