Cu3P
Cu3P has a DFT band gap of Metallic / not reported across 23 reported structures in 6 space groups. Cross-validated across 4 computational databases.
At a glance
Key Properties
Cross-validated computational properties for Cu3P, 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.
Metallic / not reported
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.
0.025 eV/atom
Best (lowest) across sources
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.
Metastable
3 DFT sources
StructuresCount of reported calculated crystal structures for this formula, including alternate polymorphs, source databases, and observed space groups.
23
4 databases, 6 space groups
Synthesis
Synthesis Routes
Literature-extracted synthesis procedures targeting Cu3P.
Solid State
Procedure available · ceder_solid_state
Sol Gel
Procedure available · ceder_sol_gel
Sol Gel
Procedure available · ceder_sol_gel
Sol Gel
Procedure available · ceder_sol_gel
Sol Gel
Procedure available · ceder_sol_gel
Sol Gel
Procedure available · ceder_sol_gel
Reference
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Cu3P, answered from cross-validated data.
What is the band gap of Cu3P?
Cu3P is computed to be metallic (no band gap) in the reported DFT structures.
More questions
Is Cu3P a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
Computed band structures report no gap, so it is metallic.
Is Cu3P thermodynamically stable?
Cu3P has a lowest energy above hull of 0.025 eV/atom (metastable).
How many polymorphs of Cu3P are known?
23 structures of Cu3P are reported across 4 databases, spanning 6 distinct space groups.
How is Cu3P synthesized?
Literature-reported routes for Cu3P include solid state, sol gel (10 procedures documented).
What elements does Cu3P contain?
Cu3P contains Cu and P (2 elements).
Where does the data for Cu3P come from?
Cu3P data is cross-referenced from latticegraph.
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Related Compounds
Other Transition-Metal Phosphide Catalysts in the database.
Data sources & attribution
- latticegraph — Lattice Graph Materials Intelligence Platform
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