C8H24O24S8
C8H24O24S8 is an insulating, structurally complex compound that exists as a metastable phase.
About C8H24O24S8
C8H24O24S8 is a complex molecular structure characterized by its wide-gap insulating electronic profile. Due to its composition, it functions as an electrical insulator, limiting charge carrier mobility within its lattice structure. The compound is currently identified as residing above the thermodynamic hull, suggesting it is a metastable or unstable phase under ambient conditions. Its rarity in experimental databases highlights its specialized nature in chemical research.
Key Properties
Cross-validated computational properties for C8H24O24S8, 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 C8H24O24S8, 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P21/c (No. 14) | monoclinic | 4.17 | 0.5390 | -5.532 | 1.47 |
| P21/c (No. 14) | — | — | — | — | — |
| No. 0 | unknown | — | — | — | 0.90 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about C8H24O24S8, answered from cross-validated data.
What is C8H24O24S8?
C8H24O24S8 is an insulating, structurally complex compound that exists as a metastable phase.
What is the band gap of C8H24O24S8?
Is C8H24O24S8 a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
Is C8H24O24S8 thermodynamically stable?
What is the crystal structure of C8H24O24S8?
What is the density of C8H24O24S8?
How many polymorphs of C8H24O24S8 are known?
What elements does C8H24O24S8 contain?
Where does the data for C8H24O24S8 come from?
How It Compares
As a unique chemical entity without direct structural siblings in this specific dataset, C8H24O24S8 represents a distinct point in the chemical space of sulfur-oxygen-carbon frameworks, serving as a case study for understanding the stability limits of complex molecular insulators.
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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