Cd2SnO4

Cadmium stannate · Cadmium tin oxide

Cadmium stannate is a transparent conducting oxide known for its high electrical conductivity and optical transparency. It is primarily utilized in optoelectronic devices where both light transmission and electrical charge transport are required.

Crystal structure of Cd2SnO4 (orthorhombic, Pbam (No. 55))
Ground-state structure · Materials Project
Overview

Key Properties

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

Band Gap

0.22–0.40 eV
Range across DFT structures

Energy Above Hull

0.000 eV/atom
Best (lowest) across sources

Stability

On hull (stable)
2 DFT sources

Structures

12
3 databases, 3 space groups
Crystallography

Reported Structures

Lowest-energy structures reported for Cd2SnO4, ranked by energy above hull.

Space GroupCrystal SystemBand Gap (eV)E above hull (eV/atom)E/atom (eV)Density (g/cm³)
Pbam (No. 55)orthorhombic0.400.0000-5.3817.55
Imma (No. 74)orthorhombic0.220.0283-5.3536.85
Fd-3m (No. 227)cubic0.240.0973-5.2846.66
Imma (No. 74)
Pbam (No. 55)
Pbam (No. 55)Orthorhombic7.26
Fd-3m (No. 227)Cubic7.14
Pbam (No. 55)Orthorhombic7.83
Fd-3m (No. 227)Cubic6.90
Pbam (No. 55)Orthorhombic7.54
Fd-3m (No. 227)
Fd-3m (No. 227)Cubic6.66
Uses

Applications

Where Cadmium stannate is used.

Solar cellsLiquid crystal displaysGas sensorsTransparent electrodes
Reference

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Cadmium stannate, answered from cross-validated data.

What is Cd2SnO4?

Cadmium stannate is a transparent conducting oxide known for its high electrical conductivity and optical transparency. It is primarily utilized in optoelectronic devices where both light transmission and electrical charge transport are required.

More questions
What is Cd2SnO4 used for?
Cadmium stannate (Cd2SnO4) is used in solar cells, liquid crystal displays, gas sensors, and transparent electrodes.
What is the band gap of Cd2SnO4?
Cadmium stannate (Cd2SnO4) has a DFT-computed band gap of 0.22–0.40 eV across 12 reported structures.
Is Cd2SnO4 a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
With a band gap up to 0.40 eV it is a semiconductor.
Is Cd2SnO4 thermodynamically stable?
Yes — Cadmium stannate (Cd2SnO4) sits on the convex hull (energy above hull 0 eV/atom), i.e. on hull (stable).
What is the crystal structure of Cd2SnO4?
The lowest-energy reported polymorph of Cadmium stannate (Cd2SnO4) is orthorhombic symmetry, space group Pbam (No. 55).
What is the density of Cd2SnO4?
The computed density of the ground-state structure of Cadmium stannate (Cd2SnO4) is 7.55 g/cm³.
How many polymorphs of Cd2SnO4 are known?
12 structures of Cd2SnO4 are reported across 3 databases, spanning 3 distinct space groups.
What elements does Cd2SnO4 contain?
Cadmium stannate (Cd2SnO4) contains Cd, O, and Sn (3 elements).
Where does the data for Cd2SnO4 come from?
Cd2SnO4 data is cross-referenced from materials_project, jarvis, mpaloe.
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Related Compounds

Other Transparent Conducting Oxides in the database.

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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