C8H12O14Sr2
Strontium gluconate
This compound is a salt formed from strontium and gluconic acid. It is primarily utilized in medical and nutritional contexts as a source of strontium for biological applications.
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Overview
Key Properties
Cross-validated computational properties for C8H12O14Sr2, 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.
2.89 eV
Range across DFT structures
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.
0.165 eV/atom
Best (lowest) across sources
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.
Above hull
1 DFT source
StructuresCount of reported calculated crystal structures for this formula, including alternate polymorphs, source databases, and observed space groups.
4
3 databases, 2 space groups
Crystallography
Reported Structures
Lowest-energy structures reported for C8H12O14Sr2, 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C2/c (No. 15) | monoclinic | 2.89 | 0.1655 | -6.573 | 2.22 |
| C2/c (No. 15) | — | — | — | — | — |
| No. 0 | unknown | — | — | — | 1.16 |
| No. 0 | unknown | — | — | — | 1.15 |
Uses
Applications
Where C8H12O14Sr2 is used.
Dietary supplementsPharmaceutical formulationsBone health research
Reference
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about C8H12O14Sr2, answered from cross-validated data.
What is C8H12O14Sr2?
This compound is a salt formed from strontium and gluconic acid. It is primarily utilized in medical and nutritional contexts as a source of strontium for biological applications.
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What is C8H12O14Sr2 used for?
C8H12O14Sr2 is used in dietary supplements, pharmaceutical formulations, and bone health research.
What is the band gap of C8H12O14Sr2?
C8H12O14Sr2 has a DFT-computed band gap of 2.89 eV across 4 reported structures.
Is C8H12O14Sr2 a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
With a band gap up to 2.89 eV it is a semiconductor.
Is C8H12O14Sr2 thermodynamically stable?
C8H12O14Sr2 has a lowest energy above hull of 0.165 eV/atom (above hull).
What is the crystal structure of C8H12O14Sr2?
The lowest-energy reported polymorph of C8H12O14Sr2 is monoclinic symmetry, space group C2/c (No. 15).
What is the density of C8H12O14Sr2?
The computed density of the ground-state structure of C8H12O14Sr2 is 2.22 g/cm³.
How many polymorphs of C8H12O14Sr2 are known?
4 structures of C8H12O14Sr2 are reported across 3 databases, spanning 2 distinct space groups.
What elements does C8H12O14Sr2 contain?
C8H12O14Sr2 contains C, H, O, and Sr (4 elements).
Where does the data for C8H12O14Sr2 come from?
C8H12O14Sr2 data is cross-referenced from materials_project, aflow, cod.
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).
- cod — Data from the Crystallography Open Database. Cite: Grazulis et al., Nucleic Acids Res. 40, D420 (2012).
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