CsH
cesium hydride · caesium hydride
Cesium hydride is a stable, semiconducting binary compound formed from cesium and hydrogen.
About cesium hydride
Cesium hydride is a binary compound composed of cesium and hydrogen. As a thermodynamically stable member of the alkali metal hydride family, it sits on the convex hull, indicating robust structural integrity under standard conditions.
This material exhibits semiconducting electronic character, distinguishing it from the more metallic nature of its constituent alkali metal. Due to its high reactivity and chemical properties, it is primarily utilized in specialized laboratory research and as a precursor in chemical synthesis.
Key Properties
Cross-validated computational properties for cesium hydride, aggregated across 4 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 CsH. 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.
Synthesis Routes
Literature-extracted synthesis procedures targeting CsH.
Applications
Where cesium hydride is used.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about cesium hydride, answered from cross-validated data.
What is CsH?
Cesium hydride is a stable, semiconducting binary compound formed from cesium and hydrogen.
What is CsH used for?
What is the band gap of CsH?
Is CsH a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
Is CsH thermodynamically stable?
How many polymorphs of CsH are known?
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How It Compares
As a stable binary hydride, this compound serves as a fundamental reference point for understanding the bonding and electronic behavior of heavy alkali metal hydrides in solid-state chemistry.
Data sources & attribution
- latticegraph — Lattice Graph Materials Intelligence Platform
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