HNO

Nitroxyl · Azanone

Nitroxyl is a highly reactive chemical species that exists as a short-lived intermediate in various biological and chemical processes. It is primarily studied for its role in cardiovascular physiology and its potential as a therapeutic agent for heart conditions.

HNO
Crystal structure of HNO (monoclinic, C2/c (No. 15))
Ground-state structure · Materials Project
Overview

Key Properties

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

Band Gap

3.06–3.41 eV
Range across DFT structures

Energy Above Hull

0.420 eV/atom
Best (lowest) across sources

Stability

Above hull
2 DFT sources

Structures

10
4 databases, 5 space groups
Validation

Cross-Source DFT Agreement

How well independent DFT databases agree on the thermodynamics of HNO. 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 HNO, ranked by energy above hull.

Space GroupCrystal SystemBand Gap (eV)E above hull (eV/atom)E/atom (eV)Density (g/cm³)
C2/c (No. 15)monoclinic3.060.4198-5.9591.61
Cc (No. 9)monoclinic3.270.4560-5.9231.67
C2/c (No. 15)monoclinic3.410.4913-5.8871.60
C2/c (No. 15)
C2/c (No. 15)
1.72
Pm (No. 6)
No. 0unknown0.66
No. 0unknown0.46
P-6m2 (No. 187)
Uses

Applications

Where Nitroxyl is used.

Biomedical researchCardiovascular pharmacologyChemical synthesis
Reference

Frequently Asked Questions

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

What is HNO?

Nitroxyl is a highly reactive chemical species that exists as a short-lived intermediate in various biological and chemical processes. It is primarily studied for its role in cardiovascular physiology and its potential as a therapeutic agent for heart conditions.

More questions
What is HNO used for?
Nitroxyl (HNO) is used in biomedical research, cardiovascular pharmacology, and chemical synthesis.
What is the band gap of HNO?
Nitroxyl (HNO) has a DFT-computed band gap of 3.06–3.41 eV across 10 reported structures.
Is HNO a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
With a wide band gap up to 3.41 eV it is an insulator / wide-band-gap material.
Is HNO thermodynamically stable?
Nitroxyl (HNO) has a lowest energy above hull of 0.420 eV/atom (above hull).
What is the crystal structure of HNO?
The lowest-energy reported polymorph of Nitroxyl (HNO) is monoclinic symmetry, space group C2/c (No. 15).
What is the density of HNO?
The computed density of the ground-state structure of Nitroxyl (HNO) is 1.61 g/cm³.
How many polymorphs of HNO are known?
10 structures of HNO are reported across 4 databases, spanning 5 distinct space groups.
What elements does HNO contain?
Nitroxyl (HNO) contains H, N, and O (3 elements).
Where does the data for HNO come from?
HNO data is cross-referenced from materials_project, jarvis, omat24, cod.
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).
  • omat24 — Data from OMat24 (Meta FAIR). Cite: Barroso-Luque et al., arXiv 2410.12771 (2024).
  • cod — Data from the Crystallography Open Database. Cite: Grazulis et al., Nucleic Acids Res. 40, D420 (2012).

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