C2F

dicarbon monofluoride · graphite fluoride, polycarbon monofluoride

Dicarbon monofluoride is a layered solid material derived from the fluorination of graphite. It is primarily utilized for its lubricating properties and as a high-performance cathode material in specialized battery technologies.

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Crystal structure of C2F (trigonal, R-3 (No. 148))
Ground-state structure · Materials Project
Overview

Key Properties

Cross-validated computational properties for dicarbon monofluoride, aggregated across 3 databases.

Band Gap

2.12 eV
Range across DFT structures

Energy Above Hull

0.244 eV/atom
Best (lowest) across sources

Stability

Above hull
1 DFT source

Structures

4
3 databases, 4 space groups
Validation

Cross-Source DFT Agreement

How well independent DFT databases agree on the thermodynamics of C2F. Tight agreement means computed properties can be trusted without re-running calculations.

Agreement Score

1.00 / 1.00
Trust tier: medium

Hull Spread

0.000 eV
EAH spread across sources

Sources Compared

2
jarvis, materials_project

Space Group Consensus

All match
Crystallography

Reported Structures

Lowest-energy structures reported for C2F, ranked by energy above hull.

Space GroupCrystal SystemBand Gap (eV)E above hull (eV/atom)E/atom (eV)Density (g/cm³)
R-3 (No. 148)trigonal2.120.2440-8.2232.11
No. 0unknown0.32
C2/m (No. 12)
P21/c (No. 14)monoclinic0.47
Uses

Applications

Where dicarbon monofluoride is used.

Solid lubricantPrimary lithium battery cathodeSurface coating for wear resistance
Reference

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about dicarbon monofluoride, answered from cross-validated data.

What is C2F?

Dicarbon monofluoride is a layered solid material derived from the fluorination of graphite. It is primarily utilized for its lubricating properties and as a high-performance cathode material in specialized battery technologies.

More questions
What is C2F used for?
dicarbon monofluoride (C2F) is used in solid lubricant, primary lithium battery cathode, and surface coating for wear resistance.
What is the band gap of C2F?
dicarbon monofluoride (C2F) has a DFT-computed band gap of 2.12 eV across 4 reported structures.
Is C2F a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
With a band gap up to 2.12 eV it is a semiconductor.
Is C2F thermodynamically stable?
dicarbon monofluoride (C2F) has a lowest energy above hull of 0.244 eV/atom (above hull).
What is the crystal structure of C2F?
The lowest-energy reported polymorph of dicarbon monofluoride (C2F) is trigonal symmetry, space group R-3 (No. 148).
What is the density of C2F?
The computed density of the ground-state structure of dicarbon monofluoride (C2F) is 2.11 g/cm³.
How many polymorphs of C2F are known?
4 structures of C2F are reported across 3 databases, spanning 4 distinct space groups.
What elements does C2F contain?
dicarbon monofluoride (C2F) contains C and F (2 elements).
Where does the data for C2F come from?
C2F data is cross-referenced from materials_project, cod, jarvis.
Data sources & attribution
  • materials_project — Data from the Materials Project. Cite: Jain et al., APL Materials 1, 011002 (2013).
  • cod — Data from the Crystallography Open Database. Cite: Grazulis et al., Nucleic Acids Res. 40, D420 (2012).
  • jarvis — Data from JARVIS (NIST). Cite: Choudhary et al., npj Comp. Mater. 6, 173 (2020).

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