HoPS

Holmium phosphorus sulfide is a ternary inorganic compound belonging to the class of rare-earth pnictide chalcogenides. These materials are primarily investigated in solid-state chemistry for their unique electronic and magnetic properties in research settings.

HoPS
Crystal structure of HoPS (orthorhombic, Pnma (No. 62))
Ground-state structure · Materials Project
Overview

Key Properties

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

Band Gap

0.29 eV
Range across DFT structures

Energy Above Hull

0.000 eV/atom
Best (lowest) across sources

Stability

On hull (stable)
2 DFT sources

Structures

5
3 databases, 3 space groups
Crystallography

Reported Structures

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

Space GroupCrystal SystemBand Gap (eV)E above hull (eV/atom)E/atom (eV)Density (g/cm³)
Pnma (No. 62)orthorhombic0.290.0000-18.4196.44
P21 (No. 4)Monoclinic4.76
P4/nmm (No. 129)Tetragonal4.96
P4/nmm (No. 129)Tetragonal4.92
Pnma (No. 62)
Uses

Applications

Where HoPS is used.

Solid-state physics researchMaterials science experimentationMagnetic property studies
Reference

Frequently Asked Questions

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

What is HoPS?

Holmium phosphorus sulfide is a ternary inorganic compound belonging to the class of rare-earth pnictide chalcogenides. These materials are primarily investigated in solid-state chemistry for their unique electronic and magnetic properties in research settings.

More questions
What is HoPS used for?
HoPS is used in solid-state physics research, materials science experimentation, and magnetic property studies.
What is the band gap of HoPS?
HoPS has a DFT-computed band gap of 0.29 eV across 5 reported structures.
Is HoPS a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
With a band gap up to 0.29 eV it is a semiconductor.
Is HoPS thermodynamically stable?
Yes — HoPS sits on the convex hull (energy above hull 0 eV/atom), i.e. on hull (stable).
What is the crystal structure of HoPS?
The lowest-energy reported polymorph of HoPS is orthorhombic symmetry, space group Pnma (No. 62).
What is the density of HoPS?
The computed density of the ground-state structure of HoPS is 6.44 g/cm³.
How many polymorphs of HoPS are known?
5 structures of HoPS are reported across 3 databases, spanning 3 distinct space groups.
What elements does HoPS contain?
HoPS contains Ho, P, and S (3 elements).
Where does the data for HoPS come from?
HoPS data is cross-referenced from materials_project, mpaloe, jarvis.
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).

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