CuRhO2

Copper rhodium oxide

Copper rhodium oxide is a delafossite-structured ceramic material known for its unique electronic and magnetic properties. It is primarily studied for its potential in advanced electronic devices and as a candidate for transparent conducting oxides.

Crystal structure of CuRhO2 (trigonal, R-3m (No. 166))
Ground-state structure · Materials Project
Overview

Key Properties

Cross-validated computational properties for CuRhO2, aggregated across 3 databases.

Band Gap

0.66 eV
Range across DFT structures

Energy Above Hull

0.000 eV/atom
Best (lowest) across sources

Stability

On hull (stable)
2 DFT sources

Structures

7
3 databases, 4 space groups
Crystallography

Reported Structures

Lowest-energy structures reported for CuRhO2, 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)trigonal0.660.0000-6.3017.02
Fd-3m (No. 227)cubic0.000.0218-6.5677.19
I41/amd (No. 141)tetragonal0.000.0234-6.5657.20
R-3m (No. 166)
P-1 (No. 2)Triclinic7.81
P-1 (No. 2)Triclinic7.15
P-1 (No. 2)Triclinic7.48
Uses

Applications

Where CuRhO2 is used.

Semiconductor researchTransparent conducting oxide developmentSolid-state physics studies
Reference

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about CuRhO2, answered from cross-validated data.

What is CuRhO2?

Copper rhodium oxide is a delafossite-structured ceramic material known for its unique electronic and magnetic properties. It is primarily studied for its potential in advanced electronic devices and as a candidate for transparent conducting oxides.

More questions
What is CuRhO2 used for?
CuRhO2 is used in semiconductor research, transparent conducting oxide development, and solid-state physics studies.
What is the band gap of CuRhO2?
CuRhO2 has a DFT-computed band gap of 0.66 eV across 7 reported structures.
Is CuRhO2 a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
With a band gap up to 0.66 eV it is a semiconductor.
Is CuRhO2 thermodynamically stable?
Yes — CuRhO2 sits on the convex hull (energy above hull 0 eV/atom), i.e. on hull (stable).
What is the crystal structure of CuRhO2?
The lowest-energy reported polymorph of CuRhO2 is trigonal symmetry, space group R-3m (No. 166).
What is the density of CuRhO2?
The computed density of the ground-state structure of CuRhO2 is 7.02 g/cm³.
How many polymorphs of CuRhO2 are known?
7 structures of CuRhO2 are reported across 3 databases, spanning 4 distinct space groups.
What elements does CuRhO2 contain?
CuRhO2 contains Cu, O, and Rh (3 elements).
Where does the data for CuRhO2 come from?
CuRhO2 data is cross-referenced from materials_project, jarvis, mpaloe.
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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).
  • jarvis — Data from JARVIS (NIST). Cite: Choudhary et al., npj Comp. Mater. 6, 173 (2020).
  • mpaloe — Data from mpaloe.

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