CrO2Zn
Zinc chromite · Zinc chromium oxide
Zinc chromite is a synthetic inorganic compound that typically appears as a dark-colored powder. It is primarily utilized as a catalyst in industrial chemical synthesis and as a pigment in specialized coatings due to its stability.
Key Properties
Cross-validated computational properties for Zinc chromite, 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.
Cross-Source DFT Agreement
How well independent DFT databases agree on the thermodynamics of CrO2Zn. Tight agreement means computed properties can be trusted without re-running calculations.
Agreement ScoreA normalized confidence score summarizing how closely independent DFT databases agree. Higher scores mean tighter cross-source agreement.
Hull SpreadDifference between the highest and lowest energy-above-hull values reported by comparable sources. Smaller spread means less thermodynamic disagreement.
Sources ComparedNumber and names of computational sources with comparable entries for this formula.
Space Group ConsensusWhether independent sources predict the same crystal symmetry for the lowest-energy structure.
Reported Structures
Lowest-energy structures reported for CrO2Zn, ranked by energy above hull.
| Space GroupSymmetry classification of the crystal arrangement. The number is the international space-group index. | Crystal SystemBroad lattice family, such as cubic, tetragonal, monoclinic, or triclinic, derived from unit-cell symmetry. | Band Gap (eV)Electronic gap calculated for this specific reported structure, measured in electronvolts. | E above hull (eV/atom)Thermodynamic distance from the convex hull for this structure, normalized per atom. Lower is generally more stable. | E/atom (eV)Computed total energy normalized per atom. Use energy above hull, not this value alone, when comparing stability. | Density (g/cm³)Mass per relaxed crystal volume, reported in grams per cubic centimeter. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 (No. 1) | triclinic | 0.12 | 0.2572 | -6.938 | 5.36 |
| P-1 (No. 2) | triclinic | 0.10 | 0.3169 | -6.878 | 4.71 |
| P-1 (No. 2) | triclinic | 0.00 | 0.3195 | -6.875 | 4.72 |
| P1 (No. 1) | triclinic | 0.00 | 0.3433 | -6.851 | 5.25 |
| Cmcm (No. 63) | orthorhombic | — | — | — | 3.46 |
| — | — | — | — | — | 6.57 |
Applications
Where Zinc chromite is used.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Zinc chromite, answered from cross-validated data.
What is CrO2Zn?
Zinc chromite is a synthetic inorganic compound that typically appears as a dark-colored powder. It is primarily utilized as a catalyst in industrial chemical synthesis and as a pigment in specialized coatings due to its stability.
What is CrO2Zn used for?
What is the band gap of CrO2Zn?
Is CrO2Zn a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
Is CrO2Zn thermodynamically stable?
What is the crystal structure of CrO2Zn?
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How many polymorphs of CrO2Zn are known?
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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).
- cod — Data from the Crystallography Open Database. Cite: Grazulis et al., Nucleic Acids Res. 40, D420 (2012).
- omat24 — Data from OMat24 (Meta FAIR). Cite: Barroso-Luque et al., arXiv 2410.12771 (2024).
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