ErMnO3

Erbium manganite · ErMnO3

Erbium manganite is a multiferroic ceramic material known for its hexagonal crystal structure. It is primarily studied for its unique magnetic and ferroelectric properties, which make it a subject of interest for advanced electronic and memory storage research.

Crystal structure of ErMnO3 (hexagonal, P63cm (No. 185))
Ground-state structure · Materials Project
Overview

Key Properties

Cross-validated computational properties for Erbium manganite, aggregated across 4 databases.

Band Gap

1.05 eV
Range across DFT structures

Energy Above Hull

0.000 eV/atom
Best (lowest) across sources

Stability

On hull (stable)
3 DFT sources

Structures

8
4 databases, 3 space groups
Crystallography

Reported Structures

Lowest-energy structures reported for ErMnO3, ranked by energy above hull.

Space GroupCrystal SystemBand Gap (eV)E above hull (eV/atom)E/atom (eV)Density (g/cm³)
P63cm (No. 185)hexagonal0.000.0000-8.7977.39
Pnma (No. 62)orthorhombic1.050.0344-8.7638.19
Pnma (No. 62)Orthorhombic7.78
Pnma (No. 62)Orthorhombic8.32
Pnma (No. 62)Orthorhombic8.04
P63cm (No. 185)
P63/mmc (No. 194)
Pnma (No. 62)
Synthesis

Synthesis Routes

Literature-extracted synthesis procedures targeting ErMnO3.

Sol-Gel
Procedure available · ceder_solid_state
Uses

Applications

Where Erbium manganite is used.

SpintronicsData storage devicesSensorsSolid-state physics research
Reference

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Erbium manganite, answered from cross-validated data.

What is ErMnO3?

Erbium manganite is a multiferroic ceramic material known for its hexagonal crystal structure. It is primarily studied for its unique magnetic and ferroelectric properties, which make it a subject of interest for advanced electronic and memory storage research.

More questions
What is ErMnO3 used for?
Erbium manganite (ErMnO3) is used in spintronics, data storage devices, sensors, and solid-state physics research.
What is the band gap of ErMnO3?
Erbium manganite (ErMnO3) has a DFT-computed band gap of 1.05 eV across 8 reported structures.
Is ErMnO3 a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
With a band gap up to 1.05 eV it is a semiconductor.
Is ErMnO3 thermodynamically stable?
Yes — Erbium manganite (ErMnO3) sits on the convex hull (energy above hull 0 eV/atom), i.e. on hull (stable).
What is the crystal structure of ErMnO3?
The lowest-energy reported polymorph of Erbium manganite (ErMnO3) is hexagonal symmetry, space group P63cm (No. 185).
What is the density of ErMnO3?
The computed density of the ground-state structure of Erbium manganite (ErMnO3) is 7.39 g/cm³.
How many polymorphs of ErMnO3 are known?
8 structures of ErMnO3 are reported across 4 databases, spanning 3 distinct space groups.
How is ErMnO3 synthesized?
Literature-reported routes for ErMnO3 include sol-gel.
What elements does ErMnO3 contain?
Erbium manganite (ErMnO3) contains Er, Mn, and O (3 elements).
Where does the data for ErMnO3 come from?
ErMnO3 data is cross-referenced from materials_project, mpaloe, jarvis, nomad.
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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).
  • mpaloe — Data from mpaloe.
  • jarvis — Data from JARVIS (NIST). Cite: Choudhary et al., npj Comp. Mater. 6, 173 (2020).
  • nomad — Data from NOMAD. Cite: Draxl & Scheffler, J. Phys. Mater. 2, 036001 (2019).

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