Cr2O6Sc2

Scandium chromate is an inorganic oxide compound composed of scandium, chromium, and oxygen. It is primarily utilized in specialized materials research and as a precursor for the synthesis of advanced ceramic materials.

Crystal structure of Cr2O6Sc2 (orthorhombic, Pnma (No. 62))
Ground-state structure · Materials Project
Overview

Key Properties

Cross-validated computational properties for Cr2O6Sc2, aggregated across 3 databases.

Band Gap

2.42 eV
Range across DFT structures

Energy Above Hull

0.037 eV/atom
Best (lowest) across sources

Stability

Metastable
2 DFT sources

Structures

12
3 databases, 5 space groups
Crystallography

Reported Structures

Lowest-energy structures reported for Cr2O6Sc2, ranked by energy above hull.

Space GroupCrystal SystemBand Gap (eV)E above hull (eV/atom)E/atom (eV)Density (g/cm³)
Pnma (No. 62)orthorhombic2.420.0368-9.2974.63
R3c (No. 161)
R-3c (No. 167)
R-3c (No. 167)
I4/mcm (No. 140)
R3c (No. 161)
R-3 (No. 148)
R3c (No. 161)
I4/mcm (No. 140)
R-3 (No. 148)
R3c (No. 161)
3.47
Uses

Applications

Where Cr2O6Sc2 is used.

Materials science researchCeramic synthesisCatalysis studies
Reference

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Cr2O6Sc2, answered from cross-validated data.

What is Cr2O6Sc2?

Scandium chromate is an inorganic oxide compound composed of scandium, chromium, and oxygen. It is primarily utilized in specialized materials research and as a precursor for the synthesis of advanced ceramic materials.

More questions
What is Cr2O6Sc2 used for?
Cr2O6Sc2 is used in materials science research, ceramic synthesis, and catalysis studies.
What is the band gap of Cr2O6Sc2?
Cr2O6Sc2 has a DFT-computed band gap of 2.42 eV across 12 reported structures.
Is Cr2O6Sc2 a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
With a band gap up to 2.42 eV it is a semiconductor.
Is Cr2O6Sc2 thermodynamically stable?
Cr2O6Sc2 has a lowest energy above hull of 0.037 eV/atom (metastable).
What is the crystal structure of Cr2O6Sc2?
The lowest-energy reported polymorph of Cr2O6Sc2 is orthorhombic symmetry, space group Pnma (No. 62).
What is the density of Cr2O6Sc2?
The computed density of the ground-state structure of Cr2O6Sc2 is 4.63 g/cm³.
How many polymorphs of Cr2O6Sc2 are known?
12 structures of Cr2O6Sc2 are reported across 3 databases, spanning 5 distinct space groups.
What elements does Cr2O6Sc2 contain?
Cr2O6Sc2 contains Cr, O, and Sc (3 elements).
Where does the data for Cr2O6Sc2 come from?
Cr2O6Sc2 data is cross-referenced from materials_project, aflow, omat24.
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Related Compounds

Other Spinel Oxide Catalysts in the database.

Data sources & attribution
  • materials_project — Data from the Materials Project. Cite: Jain et al., APL Materials 1, 011002 (2013).
  • aflow — Data from AFLOW. Cite: Curtarolo et al., Comp. Mater. Sci. 58, 218 (2012).
  • omat24 — Data from OMat24 (Meta FAIR). Cite: Barroso-Luque et al., arXiv 2410.12771 (2024).

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