H7BrO3

H7BrO3 is a stable, insulating inorganic compound composed of hydrogen, bromine, and oxygen.

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Crystal structure of H7BrO3 (monoclinic, Cc (No. 9))
Ground-state structure · Materials Project
Overview

About H7BrO3

H7BrO3 is a unique inorganic compound characterized by its insulating electronic nature. As a thermodynamically stable material situated on the convex hull, it represents a robust configuration of hydrogen, bromine, and oxygen atoms.

Its structural complexity is evidenced by the multiple reported configurations documented across various databases. This material serves as a significant subject for researchers investigating the fundamental behavior of hydrogen-rich systems in solid-state chemistry.

At a glance

Key Properties

Cross-validated computational properties for H7BrO3, aggregated across 2 databases.

Band Gap

4.08–4.39 eV
Range across DFT structures · ground state: insulator

Energy Above Hull

0.000 eV/atom
Best (lowest) across sources

Stability

Stable
2 DFT sources

Structures

12
2 databases, 2 space groups
Validation

Cross-Source DFT Agreement

How well independent DFT databases agree on the thermodynamics of H7BrO3. Tight agreement means computed properties can be trusted without re-running calculations.

Agreement Score

1.00 / 1.00
Trust tier: medium

Hull Spread

0.000 eV
EAH spread across sources

Sources Compared

2
jarvis, materials_project

Space Group Consensus

All match
Crystallography

Reported Structures

Lowest-energy structures reported for H7BrO3, ranked by energy above hull.

Space GroupCrystal SystemBand Gap (eV)E above hull (eV/atom)E/atom (eV)Density (g/cm³)
Cc (No. 9)monoclinic4.880.0000-5.9892.15
Cc (No. 9)monoclinic4.390.0000-0.891—
P1 (No. 1)triclinic4.260.0128-0.878—
Cc (No. 9)monoclinic4.080.0255-0.865—
Cc (No. 9)monoclinic3.840.0393-4.7612.00
P1 (No. 1)triclinic3.730.0550-4.7451.92
Cc (No. 9)monoclinic3.600.0576-4.7431.93
P1 (No. 1)triclinic———1.94
P1 (No. 1)triclinic———1.92
Cc (No. 9)monoclinic———2.00
Cc (No. 9)monoclinic———2.04
P1 (No. 1)triclinic———1.97
Reference

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about H7BrO3, answered from cross-validated data.

What is H7BrO3?

H7BrO3 is a stable, insulating inorganic compound composed of hydrogen, bromine, and oxygen.

More questions
What is the band gap of H7BrO3?
H7BrO3 has a DFT-computed band gap of 4.08–4.39 eV across 12 reported structures. Standard DFT underestimates band gaps, so the measured gap is typically larger.
Is H7BrO3 a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
DFT predicts a wide band gap of up to 4.39 eV (an insulator or wide-band-gap material).
Is H7BrO3 thermodynamically stable?
Yes — H7BrO3 sits on the convex hull (energy above hull 0 eV/atom), i.e. stable.
What is the crystal structure of H7BrO3?
The reference structure of H7BrO3 is monoclinic symmetry, space group Cc (No. 9).
What is the density of H7BrO3?
The computed density of the ground-state structure of H7BrO3 is 2.15 g/cm³.
How many polymorphs of H7BrO3 are known?
12 structures of H7BrO3 are reported across 2 databases, spanning 2 distinct space groups.
What elements does H7BrO3 contain?
H7BrO3 contains Br, H, and O (3 elements).
Where does the data for H7BrO3 come from?
H7BrO3 data is cross-referenced from materials_project, jarvis, mpaloe.
Comparison

How It Compares

As a distinct chemical entity, H7BrO3 occupies a specialized niche within its structural class. It stands out for its inherent thermodynamic stability, which distinguishes it from more transient or metastable phases that often characterize complex hydrogen-bromine-oxygen systems.

Data sources & attribution
  • materials_project — Data from the Materials Project (materialsproject.org). Cite: Jain et al., APL Materials 1, 011002 (2013). (CC-BY-4.0)
  • jarvis — Data from JARVIS (jarvis.nist.gov), NIST. Cite: Choudhary et al., npj Comp. Mater. 6, 173 (2020). (LicenseRef-US-Gov-PD)
  • mpaloe — Data from MP-ALOE. Cite: Kuner et al., npj Comput. Mater. (2025), doi:10.1038/s41524-025-01834-9.

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