CaBiB

This compound is a ternary intermetallic material composed of calcium, bismuth, and boron. It is primarily studied in academic research settings for its structural properties and potential electronic behavior within the field of solid-state chemistry.

BBiCa
Crystal structure of CaBiB (cubic, F-43m (No. 216))
Ground-state structure · Materials Project
Overview

Key Properties

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

Band Gap

0.08 eV
Range across DFT structures

Energy Above Hull

1.536 eV/atom
Best (lowest) across sources

Stability

Above hull
2 DFT sources

Structures

5
3 databases, 2 space groups
Crystallography

Reported Structures

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

Space GroupCrystal SystemBand Gap (eV)E above hull (eV/atom)E/atom (eV)Density (g/cm³)
F-43m (No. 216)cubic0.081.5357-23.4465.24
F-43m (No. 216)
Pm (No. 6)Monoclinic3.98
Pm (No. 6)Monoclinic4.57
Pm (No. 6)Monoclinic4.94
Uses

Applications

Where CaBiB is used.

Materials science researchSolid-state physics studies
Reference

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about CaBiB, answered from cross-validated data.

What is CaBiB?

This compound is a ternary intermetallic material composed of calcium, bismuth, and boron. It is primarily studied in academic research settings for its structural properties and potential electronic behavior within the field of solid-state chemistry.

More questions
What is CaBiB used for?
CaBiB is used in materials science research and solid-state physics studies.
What is the band gap of CaBiB?
CaBiB has a DFT-computed band gap of 0.08 eV across 5 reported structures.
Is CaBiB a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
With a near-zero band gap it behaves as a (semi)metal.
Is CaBiB thermodynamically stable?
CaBiB has a lowest energy above hull of 1.536 eV/atom (above hull).
What is the crystal structure of CaBiB?
The lowest-energy reported polymorph of CaBiB is cubic symmetry, space group F-43m (No. 216).
What is the density of CaBiB?
The computed density of the ground-state structure of CaBiB is 5.24 g/cm³.
How many polymorphs of CaBiB are known?
5 structures of CaBiB are reported across 3 databases, spanning 2 distinct space groups.
What elements does CaBiB contain?
CaBiB contains B, Bi, and Ca (3 elements).
Where does the data for CaBiB come from?
CaBiB 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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