Co2SnO4
cobalt tin oxide · cobalt stannate
Cobalt tin oxide is a mixed metal oxide ceramic material known for its stable structure and distinct coloration. It is primarily utilized as a pigment in the ceramics and glass industries due to its durability and resistance to high processing environments.

Key Properties
Cross-validated computational properties for cobalt tin oxide, 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 Co2SnO4, 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imma (No. 74) | orthorhombic | 0.00 | 0.0000 | -7.076 | 6.16 |
| P1 (No. 1) | triclinic | 0.10 | 0.0194 | -7.057 | 5.92 |
| P1 (No. 1) | triclinic | 0.00 | 0.4484 | -6.628 | 5.92 |
| Imma (No. 74) | Orthorhombic | — | — | — | 5.92 |
| Imma (No. 74) | Orthorhombic | — | — | — | 6.37 |
| Imma (No. 74) | Orthorhombic | — | — | — | 6.14 |
| Imma (No. 74) | — | — | — | — | — |
Synthesis Routes
Literature-extracted synthesis procedures targeting Co2SnO4.
Applications
Where cobalt tin oxide is used.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about cobalt tin oxide, answered from cross-validated data.
What is Co2SnO4?
Cobalt tin oxide is a mixed metal oxide ceramic material known for its stable structure and distinct coloration. It is primarily utilized as a pigment in the ceramics and glass industries due to its durability and resistance to high processing environments.
What is Co2SnO4 used for?
What is the band gap of Co2SnO4?
Is Co2SnO4 a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
Is Co2SnO4 thermodynamically stable?
What is the crystal structure of Co2SnO4?
What is the density of Co2SnO4?
How many polymorphs of Co2SnO4 are known?
How is Co2SnO4 synthesized?
What elements does Co2SnO4 contain?
Where does the data for Co2SnO4 come from?
Related Compounds
Other Oxide Oxygen-Evolution Catalysts 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.
- jarvis — Data from JARVIS (NIST). Cite: Choudhary et al., npj Comp. Mater. 6, 173 (2020).
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