HoN
holmium nitride
Holmium nitride is a binary inorganic compound composed of holmium and nitrogen. It belongs to the class of rare-earth nitrides, which are investigated for their potential magnetic and electronic properties in advanced materials research.
HoN
Overview
Key Properties
Cross-validated computational properties for holmium nitride, aggregated across 4 databases.
Band GapEnergy needed to move an electron from the valence band to the conduction band. Lower or zero values tend to behave more metallic; larger gaps are more insulating or semiconducting.
0.09 eV
Range across DFT structures
Energy Above HullThermodynamic distance from the most stable set of competing phases. 0 eV/atom is on the convex hull; small positive values may still be experimentally accessible.
0.000 eV/atom
Best (lowest) across sources
StabilityA plain-language summary of the best reported energy-above-hull result. It reflects whether the lowest-energy structure is on, near, or far from the stability hull.
On hull (stable)
2 DFT sources
StructuresCount of reported calculated crystal structures for this formula, including alternate polymorphs, source databases, and observed space groups.
12
4 databases, 7 space groups
Validation
Cross-Source DFT Agreement
How well independent DFT databases agree on the thermodynamics of HoN. Tight agreement means computed properties can be trusted without re-running calculations.
Agreement ScoreA normalized confidence score summarizing how closely independent DFT databases agree. Higher scores mean tighter cross-source agreement.
1.00 / 1.00
Trust tier: medium
Hull SpreadDifference between the highest and lowest energy-above-hull values reported by comparable sources. Smaller spread means less thermodynamic disagreement.
0.000 eV
EAH spread across sources
Sources ComparedNumber and names of computational sources with comparable entries for this formula.
2
jarvis, materials_project
Space Group ConsensusWhether independent sources predict the same crystal symmetry for the lowest-energy structure.
All match
Crystallography
Reported Structures
Lowest-energy structures reported for HoN, ranked by energy above hull.
| Space GroupSymmetry classification of the crystal arrangement. The number is the international space-group index. | Crystal SystemBroad lattice family, such as cubic, tetragonal, monoclinic, or triclinic, derived from unit-cell symmetry. | Band Gap (eV)Electronic gap calculated for this specific reported structure, measured in electronvolts. | E above hull (eV/atom)Thermodynamic distance from the convex hull for this structure, normalized per atom. Lower is generally more stable. | E/atom (eV)Computed total energy normalized per atom. Use energy above hull, not this value alone, when comparing stability. | Density (g/cm³)Mass per relaxed crystal volume, reported in grams per cubic centimeter. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fm-3m (No. 225) | cubic | 0.09 | 0.0000 | -23.065 | 10.38 |
| Pm-3m (No. 221) | cubic | 0.00 | 0.9382 | -22.127 | 11.22 |
| No. 0 | unknown | — | — | — | 2.57 |
| P21/m (No. 11) | Monoclinic | — | — | — | 8.08 |
| P-1 (No. 2) | Triclinic | — | — | — | 9.32 |
| C2/m (No. 12) | Monoclinic | — | — | — | 9.10 |
| P21/m (No. 11) | Monoclinic | — | — | — | 7.96 |
| No. 0 | unknown | — | — | — | 2.57 |
| P4/nmm (No. 129) | Tetragonal | — | — | — | 7.97 |
| P-1 (No. 2) | Triclinic | — | — | — | 9.47 |
| Fm-3m (No. 225) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pm-3m (No. 221) | — | — | — | — | — |
Uses
Applications
Where holmium nitride is used.
semiconductor researchmagnetic material studiesspintronics development
Reference
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about holmium nitride, answered from cross-validated data.
What is HoN?
Holmium nitride is a binary inorganic compound composed of holmium and nitrogen. It belongs to the class of rare-earth nitrides, which are investigated for their potential magnetic and electronic properties in advanced materials research.
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What is HoN used for?
holmium nitride (HoN) is used in semiconductor research, magnetic material studies, and spintronics development.
What is the band gap of HoN?
holmium nitride (HoN) has a DFT-computed band gap of 0.09 eV across 12 reported structures.
Is HoN a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
With a near-zero band gap it behaves as a (semi)metal.
Is HoN thermodynamically stable?
Yes — holmium nitride (HoN) sits on the convex hull (energy above hull 0 eV/atom), i.e. on hull (stable).
What is the crystal structure of HoN?
The lowest-energy reported polymorph of holmium nitride (HoN) is cubic symmetry, space group Fm-3m (No. 225).
What is the density of HoN?
The computed density of the ground-state structure of holmium nitride (HoN) is 10.38 g/cm³.
How many polymorphs of HoN are known?
12 structures of HoN are reported across 4 databases, spanning 7 distinct space groups.
What elements does HoN contain?
holmium nitride (HoN) contains Ho and N (2 elements).
Where does the data for HoN come from?
HoN data is cross-referenced from materials_project, cod, mpaloe, jarvis.
Data sources & attribution
- materials_project — Data from the Materials Project. Cite: Jain et al., APL Materials 1, 011002 (2013).
- cod — Data from the Crystallography Open Database. Cite: Grazulis et al., Nucleic Acids Res. 40, D420 (2012).
- mpaloe — Data from mpaloe.
- jarvis — Data from JARVIS (NIST). Cite: Choudhary et al., npj Comp. Mater. 6, 173 (2020).
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