CrHO2

Chromium oxyhydroxide · Chromium(III) oxyhydroxide, Bracewellite, Guyanaite, Grimaldiite

Chromium oxyhydroxide is an inorganic compound that exists in several distinct mineral forms. It is primarily utilized as a precursor for the synthesis of various chromium-based pigments, catalysts, and specialized ceramic materials.

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Crystal structure of CrHO2 (trigonal, R3m (No. 160))
Ground-state structure · Materials Project
Overview

Key Properties

Cross-validated computational properties for Chromium oxyhydroxide, aggregated across 4 databases.

Band Gap

0.98–3.16 eV
Range across DFT structures

Energy Above Hull

0.000 eV/atom
Best (lowest) across sources

Stability

On hull (stable)
2 DFT sources

Structures

23
4 databases, 5 space groups
Validation

Cross-Source DFT Agreement

How well independent DFT databases agree on the thermodynamics of CrHO2. Tight agreement means computed properties can be trusted without re-running calculations.

Agreement Score

1.00 / 1.00
Trust tier: medium

Hull Spread

0.000 eV
EAH spread across sources

Sources Compared

2
jarvis, materials_project

Space Group Consensus

All match
Crystallography

Reported Structures

Lowest-energy structures reported for CrHO2, ranked by energy above hull.

Space GroupCrystal SystemBand Gap (eV)E above hull (eV/atom)E/atom (eV)Density (g/cm³)
R3m (No. 160)trigonal3.160.0000-7.7224.05
P21/c (No. 14)monoclinic2.830.0007-7.7214.06
Pnma (No. 62)orthorhombic0.980.0086-7.7134.35
Pmn21 (No. 31)orthorhombic0.990.0131-7.7094.52
R3m (No. 160)
P21/c (No. 14)
Pmn21 (No. 31)
Pnma (No. 62)Orthorhombic4.12
R3m (No. 160)Trigonal4.05
R3m (No. 160)Trigonal4.19
R3m (No. 160)Trigonal4.05
R3m (No. 160)Trigonal3.87
Uses

Applications

Where Chromium oxyhydroxide is used.

Pigment productionCatalysisCeramic manufacturingSurface treatment agents
Reference

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Chromium oxyhydroxide, answered from cross-validated data.

What is CrHO2?

Chromium oxyhydroxide is an inorganic compound that exists in several distinct mineral forms. It is primarily utilized as a precursor for the synthesis of various chromium-based pigments, catalysts, and specialized ceramic materials.

More questions
What is CrHO2 used for?
Chromium oxyhydroxide (CrHO2) is used in pigment production, catalysis, ceramic manufacturing, and surface treatment agents.
What is the band gap of CrHO2?
Chromium oxyhydroxide (CrHO2) has a DFT-computed band gap of 0.98–3.16 eV across 23 reported structures.
Is CrHO2 a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
With a wide band gap up to 3.16 eV it is an insulator / wide-band-gap material.
Is CrHO2 thermodynamically stable?
Yes — Chromium oxyhydroxide (CrHO2) sits on the convex hull (energy above hull 0 eV/atom), i.e. on hull (stable).
What is the crystal structure of CrHO2?
The lowest-energy reported polymorph of Chromium oxyhydroxide (CrHO2) is trigonal symmetry, space group R3m (No. 160).
What is the density of CrHO2?
The computed density of the ground-state structure of Chromium oxyhydroxide (CrHO2) is 4.05 g/cm³.
How many polymorphs of CrHO2 are known?
23 structures of CrHO2 are reported across 4 databases, spanning 5 distinct space groups.
What elements does CrHO2 contain?
Chromium oxyhydroxide (CrHO2) contains Cr, H, and O (3 elements).
Where does the data for CrHO2 come from?
CrHO2 data is cross-referenced from materials_project, jarvis, mpaloe, cod.
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.
  • cod — Data from the Crystallography Open Database. Cite: Grazulis et al., Nucleic Acids Res. 40, D420 (2012).

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