CaV4O10
CaV4O10 is a metastable semiconducting calcium vanadium oxide used in materials research.
About CaV4O10
CaV4O10 is a complex oxide composed of calcium, vanadium, and oxygen. As a semiconducting material, it exhibits electronic properties that are of significant interest for fundamental condensed matter studies and potential electronic applications.
This compound is characterized as metastable, reflecting a delicate balance in its structural energy landscape. Its existence across multiple reported structural configurations highlights its versatility and the complexity of the calcium-vanadium-oxygen system in solid-state chemistry.
Key Properties
Cross-validated computational properties for CaV4O10, 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.
Applications
Where CaV4O10 is used.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about CaV4O10, answered from cross-validated data.
What is CaV4O10?
CaV4O10 is a metastable semiconducting calcium vanadium oxide used in materials research.
What is CaV4O10 used for?
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Is CaV4O10 a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
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How It Compares
As a unique member of the calcium vanadium oxide family, CaV4O10 serves as a critical reference point for understanding the interplay between structural metastability and semiconducting behavior in transition metal oxides.
Data sources & attribution
- latticegraph — Lattice Graph Materials Intelligence Platform
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