La4CoO8

This compound is a complex oxide containing lanthanum and cobalt. It is primarily studied by researchers investigating the structural and electronic properties of transition metal oxides for potential use in advanced materials science.

Crystal structure of La4CoO8 (orthorhombic, Cmmm (No. 65))
Ground-state structure · Materials Project
Overview

Key Properties

Cross-validated computational properties for La4CoO8, aggregated across 3 databases.

Band Gap

0.30–0.94 eV
Range across DFT structures

Energy Above Hull

0.041 eV/atom
Best (lowest) across sources

Stability

Metastable
2 DFT sources

Structures

6
3 databases, 2 space groups
Crystallography

Reported Structures

Lowest-energy structures reported for La4CoO8, ranked by energy above hull.

Space GroupCrystal SystemBand Gap (eV)E above hull (eV/atom)E/atom (eV)Density (g/cm³)
Cmmm (No. 65)orthorhombic0.300.0411-8.3076.79
I41/amd (No. 141)tetragonal0.940.0434-8.3056.81
Cmmm (No. 65)Orthorhombic6.79
Cmmm (No. 65)Orthorhombic7.05
Cmmm (No. 65)
Cmmm (No. 65)Orthorhombic6.91
Uses

Applications

Where La4CoO8 is used.

Solid-state chemistry researchCatalysis studiesElectronic material development
Reference

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about La4CoO8, answered from cross-validated data.

What is La4CoO8?

This compound is a complex oxide containing lanthanum and cobalt. It is primarily studied by researchers investigating the structural and electronic properties of transition metal oxides for potential use in advanced materials science.

More questions
What is La4CoO8 used for?
La4CoO8 is used in solid-state chemistry research, catalysis studies, and electronic material development.
What is the band gap of La4CoO8?
La4CoO8 has a DFT-computed band gap of 0.30–0.94 eV across 6 reported structures.
Is La4CoO8 a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
With a band gap up to 0.94 eV it is a semiconductor.
Is La4CoO8 thermodynamically stable?
La4CoO8 has a lowest energy above hull of 0.041 eV/atom (metastable).
What is the crystal structure of La4CoO8?
The lowest-energy reported polymorph of La4CoO8 is orthorhombic symmetry, space group Cmmm (No. 65).
What is the density of La4CoO8?
The computed density of the ground-state structure of La4CoO8 is 6.79 g/cm³.
How many polymorphs of La4CoO8 are known?
6 structures of La4CoO8 are reported across 3 databases, spanning 2 distinct space groups.
What elements does La4CoO8 contain?
La4CoO8 contains Co, La, and O (3 elements).
Where does the data for La4CoO8 come from?
La4CoO8 data is cross-referenced from materials_project, mpaloe, jarvis.
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Related Compounds

Other Oxide Oxygen-Evolution Catalysts 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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