InHO2

Indium oxyhydroxide · Indium(III) oxyhydroxide

Indium oxyhydroxide is a chemical compound that typically appears as a white or yellowish solid. It is primarily utilized as a precursor material for the synthesis of indium-based oxides and other functional semiconductor materials.

Crystal structure of InHO2 (orthorhombic, Pmn21 (No. 31))
Ground-state structure · Materials Project
Overview

Key Properties

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

Band Gap

1.54–1.83 eV
Range across DFT structures

Energy Above Hull

0.003 eV/atom
Best (lowest) across sources

Stability

Near hull (likely stable)
2 DFT sources

Structures

16
3 databases, 6 space groups
Crystallography

Reported Structures

Lowest-energy structures reported for InHO2, ranked by energy above hull.

Space GroupCrystal SystemBand Gap (eV)E above hull (eV/atom)E/atom (eV)Density (g/cm³)
Pmn21 (No. 31)orthorhombic1.780.0028-5.7446.12
Pnnm (No. 58)orthorhombic1.830.0132-5.7336.25
P213 (No. 198)cubic1.540.0428-5.7046.19
Pa-3 (No. 205)cubic1.540.0491-5.6976.26
Pnnm (No. 58)Orthorhombic6.01
Pnnm (No. 58)Orthorhombic6.36
Pnnm (No. 58)Orthorhombic6.24
Pnnm (No. 58)
Pa-3 (No. 205)Cubic6.26
P63mc (No. 186)Hexagonal5.40
Pa-3 (No. 205)Cubic6.62
Pa-3 (No. 205)
Uses

Applications

Where Indium oxyhydroxide is used.

Precursor for indium oxide synthesisCatalyst researchSemiconductor material development
Reference

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Indium oxyhydroxide, answered from cross-validated data.

What is InHO2?

Indium oxyhydroxide is a chemical compound that typically appears as a white or yellowish solid. It is primarily utilized as a precursor material for the synthesis of indium-based oxides and other functional semiconductor materials.

More questions
What is InHO2 used for?
Indium oxyhydroxide (InHO2) is used in precursor for indium oxide synthesis, catalyst research, and semiconductor material development.
What is the band gap of InHO2?
Indium oxyhydroxide (InHO2) has a DFT-computed band gap of 1.54–1.83 eV across 16 reported structures.
Is InHO2 a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
With a band gap up to 1.83 eV it is a semiconductor.
Is InHO2 thermodynamically stable?
Indium oxyhydroxide (InHO2) has a lowest energy above hull of 0.003 eV/atom (near hull (likely stable)).
What is the crystal structure of InHO2?
The lowest-energy reported polymorph of Indium oxyhydroxide (InHO2) is orthorhombic symmetry, space group Pmn21 (No. 31).
What is the density of InHO2?
The computed density of the ground-state structure of Indium oxyhydroxide (InHO2) is 6.12 g/cm³.
How many polymorphs of InHO2 are known?
16 structures of InHO2 are reported across 3 databases, spanning 6 distinct space groups.
What elements does InHO2 contain?
Indium oxyhydroxide (InHO2) contains H, In, and O (3 elements).
Where does the data for InHO2 come from?
InHO2 data is cross-referenced from materials_project, mpaloe, jarvis.
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Related Compounds

Other Transparent Conducting Oxides 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).

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