Co3SbO8
This inorganic compound is a complex oxide containing cobalt and antimony. It is primarily studied for its structural properties and potential utility in advanced materials research.
Overview
Key Properties
Cross-validated computational properties for Co3SbO8, 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.
0.23–0.48 eV
Range across DFT structures
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.
0.083 eV/atom
Best (lowest) across sources
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.
Metastable
2 DFT sources
StructuresCount of reported calculated crystal structures for this formula, including alternate polymorphs, source databases, and observed space groups.
13
3 databases, 4 space groups
Crystallography
Reported Structures
Lowest-energy structures reported for Co3SbO8, 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P63mc (No. 186) | hexagonal | 0.00 | 0.0831 | -6.693 | 5.51 |
| R-3m (No. 166) | trigonal | 0.00 | 0.0874 | -6.688 | 5.00 |
| P1 (No. 1) | triclinic | 0.23 | 0.0890 | -6.687 | 5.36 |
| Cc (No. 9) | monoclinic | 0.48 | 0.0981 | -6.678 | 5.57 |
| R-3m (No. 166) | — | — | — | — | — |
| R-3m (No. 166) | — | — | — | — | — |
| P63mc (No. 186) | — | — | — | — | — |
| P1 (No. 1) | Triclinic | — | — | — | 5.73 |
| R-3m (No. 166) | Trigonal | — | — | — | 5.00 |
| P1 (No. 1) | Triclinic | — | — | — | 5.36 |
| P1 (No. 1) | Triclinic | — | — | — | 6.11 |
| R-3m (No. 166) | Trigonal | — | — | — | 5.16 |
Uses
Applications
Where Co3SbO8 is used.
Materials science researchCatalysis studiesSolid-state chemistry
Reference
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Co3SbO8, answered from cross-validated data.
What is Co3SbO8?
This inorganic compound is a complex oxide containing cobalt and antimony. It is primarily studied for its structural properties and potential utility in advanced materials research.
What is Co3SbO8 used for?
Co3SbO8 is used in materials science research, catalysis studies, and solid-state chemistry.
What is the band gap of Co3SbO8?
Co3SbO8 has a DFT-computed band gap of 0.23–0.48 eV across 13 reported structures.
Is Co3SbO8 a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
With a band gap up to 0.48 eV it is a semiconductor.
Is Co3SbO8 thermodynamically stable?
Co3SbO8 has a lowest energy above hull of 0.083 eV/atom (metastable).
What is the crystal structure of Co3SbO8?
The lowest-energy reported polymorph of Co3SbO8 is hexagonal symmetry, space group P63mc (No. 186).
What is the density of Co3SbO8?
The computed density of the ground-state structure of Co3SbO8 is 5.51 g/cm³.
How many polymorphs of Co3SbO8 are known?
13 structures of Co3SbO8 are reported across 3 databases, spanning 4 distinct space groups.
What elements does Co3SbO8 contain?
Co3SbO8 contains Co, O, and Sb (3 elements).
Where does the data for Co3SbO8 come from?
Co3SbO8 data is cross-referenced from materials_project, jarvis, mpaloe.
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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).
- jarvis — Data from JARVIS (NIST). Cite: Choudhary et al., npj Comp. Mater. 6, 173 (2020).
- mpaloe — Data from mpaloe.
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