LaSO

Lanthanum oxysulfide is a crystalline inorganic compound that belongs to the rare-earth oxysulfide family. It is primarily utilized in advanced materials research for its optical and electronic properties, particularly in the development of specialized phosphors and luminescent materials.

LaOS
Crystal structure of LaSO (orthorhombic, Cmce (No. 64))
Ground-state structure · Materials Project
Overview

Key Properties

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

Band Gap

1.53 eV
Range across DFT structures

Energy Above Hull

0.000 eV/atom
Best (lowest) across sources

Stability

On hull (stable)
2 DFT sources

Structures

9
3 databases, 2 space groups
Crystallography

Reported Structures

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

Space GroupCrystal SystemBand Gap (eV)E above hull (eV/atom)E/atom (eV)Density (g/cm³)
Cmce (No. 64)orthorhombic1.520.0000-7.7255.32
Pbcm (No. 57)orthorhombic1.530.0003-7.7255.27
Pbcm (No. 57)Orthorhombic5.27
Cmce (No. 64)Orthorhombic5.36
Cmce (No. 64)Orthorhombic5.31
Cmce (No. 64)Orthorhombic5.36
Cmce (No. 64)Orthorhombic5.27
Pbcm (No. 57)Orthorhombic5.31
Cmce (No. 64)
Uses

Applications

Where LaSO is used.

Luminescent materialsPhosphor developmentOptical coatingsMaterials science research
Reference

Frequently Asked Questions

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

What is LaSO?

Lanthanum oxysulfide is a crystalline inorganic compound that belongs to the rare-earth oxysulfide family. It is primarily utilized in advanced materials research for its optical and electronic properties, particularly in the development of specialized phosphors and luminescent materials.

More questions
What is LaSO used for?
LaSO is used in luminescent materials, phosphor development, optical coatings, and materials science research.
What is the band gap of LaSO?
LaSO has a DFT-computed band gap of 1.53 eV across 9 reported structures.
Is LaSO a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
With a band gap up to 1.53 eV it is a semiconductor.
Is LaSO thermodynamically stable?
Yes — LaSO sits on the convex hull (energy above hull 0 eV/atom), i.e. on hull (stable).
What is the crystal structure of LaSO?
The lowest-energy reported polymorph of LaSO is orthorhombic symmetry, space group Cmce (No. 64).
What is the density of LaSO?
The computed density of the ground-state structure of LaSO is 5.32 g/cm³.
How many polymorphs of LaSO are known?
9 structures of LaSO are reported across 3 databases, spanning 2 distinct space groups.
What elements does LaSO contain?
LaSO contains La, O, and S (3 elements).
Where does the data for LaSO come from?
LaSO 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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