CdSeO4

Cadmium selenate · Cadmium monoselenate

Cadmium selenate is an inorganic salt composed of cadmium, selenium, and oxygen. It is primarily utilized in specialized chemical research and as a precursor for the synthesis of other cadmium-based materials.

Crystal structure of CdSeO4 (orthorhombic, Cmcm (No. 63))
Ground-state structure · Materials Project
Overview

Key Properties

Cross-validated computational properties for Cadmium selenate, aggregated across 2 databases.

Band Gap

1.68–1.98 eV
Range across DFT structures

Energy Above Hull

0.000 eV/atom
Best (lowest) across sources

Stability

On hull (stable)
1 DFT source

Structures

16
2 databases, 4 space groups
Crystallography

Reported Structures

Lowest-energy structures reported for CdSeO4, ranked by energy above hull.

Space GroupCrystal SystemBand Gap (eV)E above hull (eV/atom)E/atom (eV)Density (g/cm³)
Cmcm (No. 63)orthorhombic1.680.0000-5.3514.91
Pnma (No. 62)orthorhombic1.940.0015-5.3504.80
Pmn21 (No. 31)orthorhombic1.850.0206-5.3314.99
P21/c (No. 14)monoclinic1.980.0608-5.2915.29
Cmcm (No. 63)Orthorhombic4.65
Pmn21 (No. 31)Orthorhombic4.99
Cmcm (No. 63)Orthorhombic5.02
Pmn21 (No. 31)Orthorhombic5.39
Pmn21 (No. 31)Orthorhombic5.13
P21/c (No. 14)Monoclinic5.73
Cmcm (No. 63)Orthorhombic4.78
Pnma (No. 62)Orthorhombic4.64
Uses

Applications

Where Cadmium selenate is used.

Chemical synthesisMaterials science researchLaboratory reagent
Reference

Frequently Asked Questions

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

What is CdSeO4?

Cadmium selenate is an inorganic salt composed of cadmium, selenium, and oxygen. It is primarily utilized in specialized chemical research and as a precursor for the synthesis of other cadmium-based materials.

More questions
What is CdSeO4 used for?
Cadmium selenate (CdSeO4) is used in chemical synthesis, materials science research, and laboratory reagent.
What is the band gap of CdSeO4?
Cadmium selenate (CdSeO4) has a DFT-computed band gap of 1.68–1.98 eV across 16 reported structures.
Is CdSeO4 a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
With a band gap up to 1.98 eV it is a semiconductor.
Is CdSeO4 thermodynamically stable?
Yes — Cadmium selenate (CdSeO4) sits on the convex hull (energy above hull 0 eV/atom), i.e. on hull (stable).
What is the crystal structure of CdSeO4?
The lowest-energy reported polymorph of Cadmium selenate (CdSeO4) is orthorhombic symmetry, space group Cmcm (No. 63).
What is the density of CdSeO4?
The computed density of the ground-state structure of Cadmium selenate (CdSeO4) is 4.91 g/cm³.
How many polymorphs of CdSeO4 are known?
16 structures of CdSeO4 are reported across 2 databases, spanning 4 distinct space groups.
What elements does CdSeO4 contain?
Cadmium selenate (CdSeO4) contains Cd, O, and Se (3 elements).
Where does the data for CdSeO4 come from?
CdSeO4 data is cross-referenced from materials_project, 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).
  • mpaloe — Data from mpaloe.

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