Co4O8P4
Co4O8P4 is a semiconducting cobalt phosphate oxide investigated for its potential role in electrochemical oxygen-evolution catalysis.
About Co4O8P4
Co4O8P4 is a cobalt-based oxide compound categorized within the family of oxygen-evolution catalysts. As a semiconducting material, it represents a specialized structural arrangement of cobalt, oxygen, and phosphorus designed to facilitate electrochemical reactions at the surface interface.
While this compound is currently identified as being above the thermodynamic hull, its existence in structural databases highlights ongoing research into complex cobalt-phosphorus-oxygen frameworks. Its potential utility is primarily focused on the development of efficient catalysts for water splitting and related energy conversion technologies.
Key Properties
Cross-validated computational properties for Co4O8P4, 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 Co4O8P4 is used.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Co4O8P4, answered from cross-validated data.
What is Co4O8P4?
Co4O8P4 is a semiconducting cobalt phosphate oxide investigated for its potential role in electrochemical oxygen-evolution catalysis.
What is Co4O8P4 used for?
What is the band gap of Co4O8P4?
Is Co4O8P4 a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
Is Co4O8P4 thermodynamically stable?
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How It Compares
Within the oxide oxygen-evolution catalysts class.
Unlike the highly stable and widely utilized LiCoO2 or the perovskite-structured LaMnO3, Co4O8P4 occupies a more niche position within the class of oxygen-evolution catalysts. While materials like NiO are standard benchmarks for catalytic activity, this cobalt phosphate oxide serves as an experimental candidate for exploring how non-perovskite architectures influence catalytic performance.
Related Compounds
Other Oxide Oxygen-Evolution Catalysts in the database.
Data sources & attribution
- latticegraph — Lattice Graph Materials Intelligence Platform
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