CoSe2O5

Cobalt diselenite is an inorganic compound composed of cobalt, selenium, and oxygen. It is primarily utilized in academic research settings for the study of transition metal selenites and their structural properties.

Crystal structure of CoSe2O5 (orthorhombic, Pbcn (No. 60))
Ground-state structure · Materials Project
Overview

Key Properties

Cross-validated computational properties for CoSe2O5, aggregated across 3 databases.

Band Gap

2.38 eV
Range across DFT structures

Energy Above Hull

0.000 eV/atom
Best (lowest) across sources

Stability

On hull (stable)
2 DFT sources

Structures

5
3 databases, 1 space group
Crystallography

Reported Structures

Lowest-energy structures reported for CoSe2O5, ranked by energy above hull.

Space GroupCrystal SystemBand Gap (eV)E above hull (eV/atom)E/atom (eV)Density (g/cm³)
Pbcn (No. 60)orthorhombic2.380.0000-6.1314.62
Pbcn (No. 60)
Pbcn (No. 60)Orthorhombic4.70
Pbcn (No. 60)Orthorhombic4.37
Pbcn (No. 60)Orthorhombic4.48
Uses

Applications

Where CoSe2O5 is used.

Materials science researchSolid-state chemistry studies
Reference

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about CoSe2O5, answered from cross-validated data.

What is CoSe2O5?

Cobalt diselenite is an inorganic compound composed of cobalt, selenium, and oxygen. It is primarily utilized in academic research settings for the study of transition metal selenites and their structural properties.

More questions
What is CoSe2O5 used for?
CoSe2O5 is used in materials science research and solid-state chemistry studies.
What is the band gap of CoSe2O5?
CoSe2O5 has a DFT-computed band gap of 2.38 eV across 5 reported structures.
Is CoSe2O5 a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
With a band gap up to 2.38 eV it is a semiconductor.
Is CoSe2O5 thermodynamically stable?
Yes — CoSe2O5 sits on the convex hull (energy above hull 0 eV/atom), i.e. on hull (stable).
What is the crystal structure of CoSe2O5?
The lowest-energy reported polymorph of CoSe2O5 is orthorhombic symmetry, space group Pbcn (No. 60).
What is the density of CoSe2O5?
The computed density of the ground-state structure of CoSe2O5 is 4.62 g/cm³.
How many polymorphs of CoSe2O5 are known?
5 structures of CoSe2O5 are reported across 3 databases, spanning 1 distinct space group.
What elements does CoSe2O5 contain?
CoSe2O5 contains Co, O, and Se (3 elements).
Where does the data for CoSe2O5 come from?
CoSe2O5 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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