CrAgO2

Silver chromite · Silver chromium oxide

Silver chromite is a ternary inorganic compound that belongs to the delafossite mineral family. It is primarily studied for its unique structural properties and its potential utility in electronic and catalytic research.

Crystal structure of CrAgO2 (trigonal, R-3m (No. 166))
Ground-state structure · Materials Project
Overview

Key Properties

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

Band Gap

1.17–1.66 eV
Range across DFT structures

Energy Above Hull

0.000 eV/atom
Best (lowest) across sources

Stability

On hull (stable)
2 DFT sources

Structures

14
3 databases, 3 space groups
Crystallography

Reported Structures

Lowest-energy structures reported for CrAgO2, ranked by energy above hull.

Space GroupCrystal SystemBand Gap (eV)E above hull (eV/atom)E/atom (eV)Density (g/cm³)
R-3m (No. 166)trigonal1.660.0000-7.2836.64
Pnma (No. 62)orthorhombic1.390.0240-6.1295.44
R3m (No. 160)trigonal1.170.0925-7.1906.52
R3m (No. 160)Trigonal6.52
R3m (No. 160)Trigonal7.16
R3m (No. 160)Trigonal6.84
R-3m (No. 166)Trigonal6.28
R-3m (No. 166)Trigonal6.64
R-3m (No. 166)Trigonal6.91
R-3m (No. 166)Trigonal6.64
R-3m (No. 166)Trigonal6.61
R-3m (No. 166)Trigonal6.65
Uses

Applications

Where Silver chromite is used.

Semiconductor researchCatalysisSolid-state chemistry studies
Reference

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Silver chromite, answered from cross-validated data.

What is CrAgO2?

Silver chromite is a ternary inorganic compound that belongs to the delafossite mineral family. It is primarily studied for its unique structural properties and its potential utility in electronic and catalytic research.

More questions
What is CrAgO2 used for?
Silver chromite (CrAgO2) is used in semiconductor research, catalysis, and solid-state chemistry studies.
What is the band gap of CrAgO2?
Silver chromite (CrAgO2) has a DFT-computed band gap of 1.17–1.66 eV across 14 reported structures.
Is CrAgO2 a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
With a band gap up to 1.66 eV it is a semiconductor.
Is CrAgO2 thermodynamically stable?
Yes — Silver chromite (CrAgO2) sits on the convex hull (energy above hull 0 eV/atom), i.e. on hull (stable).
What is the crystal structure of CrAgO2?
The lowest-energy reported polymorph of Silver chromite (CrAgO2) is trigonal symmetry, space group R-3m (No. 166).
What is the density of CrAgO2?
The computed density of the ground-state structure of Silver chromite (CrAgO2) is 6.64 g/cm³.
How many polymorphs of CrAgO2 are known?
14 structures of CrAgO2 are reported across 3 databases, spanning 3 distinct space groups.
What elements does CrAgO2 contain?
Silver chromite (CrAgO2) contains Ag, Cr, and O (3 elements).
Where does the data for CrAgO2 come from?
CrAgO2 data is cross-referenced from materials_project, mpaloe, jarvis.
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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).
  • mpaloe — Data from mpaloe.
  • jarvis — Data from JARVIS (NIST). Cite: Choudhary et al., npj Comp. Mater. 6, 173 (2020).

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