DyMn2O5

Dysprosium manganese oxide

This material is a complex oxide known for its multiferroic properties, where magnetic and electric orders coexist and interact. It is primarily studied in condensed matter physics for its potential in developing advanced electronic components that utilize magnetoelectric coupling.

Crystal structure of DyMn2O5 (orthorhombic, Pbam (No. 55))
Ground-state structure · Materials Project
Overview

Key Properties

Cross-validated computational properties for DyMn2O5, aggregated across 3 databases.

Band Gap

1.08 eV
Range across DFT structures

Energy Above Hull

0.000 eV/atom
Best (lowest) across sources

Stability

On hull (stable)
2 DFT sources

Structures

3
3 databases, 1 space group
Crystallography

Reported Structures

Lowest-energy structures reported for DyMn2O5, ranked by energy above hull.

Space GroupCrystal SystemBand Gap (eV)E above hull (eV/atom)E/atom (eV)Density (g/cm³)
Pbam (No. 55)orthorhombic1.080.0000-8.6136.72
Pbam (No. 55)
Uses

Applications

Where DyMn2O5 is used.

Spintronic devicesMagnetic sensorsData storage researchMultiferroic material studies
Reference

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about DyMn2O5, answered from cross-validated data.

What is DyMn2O5?

This material is a complex oxide known for its multiferroic properties, where magnetic and electric orders coexist and interact. It is primarily studied in condensed matter physics for its potential in developing advanced electronic components that utilize magnetoelectric coupling.

More questions
What is DyMn2O5 used for?
DyMn2O5 is used in spintronic devices, magnetic sensors, data storage research, and multiferroic material studies.
What is the band gap of DyMn2O5?
DyMn2O5 has a DFT-computed band gap of 1.08 eV across 3 reported structures.
Is DyMn2O5 a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
With a band gap up to 1.08 eV it is a semiconductor.
Is DyMn2O5 thermodynamically stable?
Yes — DyMn2O5 sits on the convex hull (energy above hull 0 eV/atom), i.e. on hull (stable).
What is the crystal structure of DyMn2O5?
The lowest-energy reported polymorph of DyMn2O5 is orthorhombic symmetry, space group Pbam (No. 55).
What is the density of DyMn2O5?
The computed density of the ground-state structure of DyMn2O5 is 6.72 g/cm³.
How many polymorphs of DyMn2O5 are known?
3 structures of DyMn2O5 are reported across 3 databases, spanning 1 distinct space group.
What elements does DyMn2O5 contain?
DyMn2O5 contains Dy, Mn, and O (3 elements).
Where does the data for DyMn2O5 come from?
DyMn2O5 data is cross-referenced from materials_project, jarvis, alexandria.
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Related Compounds

Other Oxide Oxygen-Evolution 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).
  • alexandria — Data from alexandria.

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