Li2FeO2

This compound is a lithium-based iron oxide material primarily investigated for its potential role in electrochemical energy storage systems. It is studied as a cathode material candidate due to its ability to facilitate the movement of ions within a solid-state structure.

Crystal structure of Li2FeO2 (orthorhombic, Immm (No. 71))
Ground-state structure · Materials Project
Overview

Key Properties

Cross-validated computational properties for Li2FeO2, aggregated across 3 databases.

Band Gap

1.90–3.14 eV
Range across DFT structures

Energy Above Hull

0.002 eV/atom
Best (lowest) across sources

Stability

Near hull (likely stable)
2 DFT sources

Structures

21
3 databases, 10 space groups
Crystallography

Reported Structures

Lowest-energy structures reported for Li2FeO2, ranked by energy above hull.

Space GroupCrystal SystemBand Gap (eV)E above hull (eV/atom)E/atom (eV)Density (g/cm³)
Immm (No. 71)orthorhombic1.900.0020-6.3153.15
C2/m (No. 12)monoclinic3.140.0437-6.2733.63
P21/c (No. 14)monoclinic3.040.0443-6.2723.66
P-3m1 (No. 164)trigonal2.920.0547-6.2623.65
Fddd (No. 70)orthorhombic0.000.0626-7.0983.35
P1 (No. 1)triclinic0.000.0760-7.0843.21
Cmce (No. 64)orthorhombic0.000.0936-7.0673.11
C2/m (No. 12)monoclinic0.000.1268-7.0343.55
P-1 (No. 2)triclinic0.000.1346-7.1643.09
Cc (No. 9)monoclinic0.000.2185-6.9423.67
P-3m1 (No. 164)
Immm (No. 71)
Uses

Applications

Where Li2FeO2 is used.

Lithium-ion battery researchElectrochemical energy storage developmentSolid-state ionics
Reference

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Li2FeO2, answered from cross-validated data.

What is Li2FeO2?

This compound is a lithium-based iron oxide material primarily investigated for its potential role in electrochemical energy storage systems. It is studied as a cathode material candidate due to its ability to facilitate the movement of ions within a solid-state structure.

More questions
What is Li2FeO2 used for?
Li2FeO2 is used in lithium-ion battery research, electrochemical energy storage development, and solid-state ionics.
What is the band gap of Li2FeO2?
Li2FeO2 has a DFT-computed band gap of 1.90–3.14 eV across 21 reported structures.
Is Li2FeO2 a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
With a wide band gap up to 3.14 eV it is an insulator / wide-band-gap material.
Is Li2FeO2 thermodynamically stable?
Li2FeO2 has a lowest energy above hull of 0.002 eV/atom (near hull (likely stable)).
What is the crystal structure of Li2FeO2?
The lowest-energy reported polymorph of Li2FeO2 is orthorhombic symmetry, space group Immm (No. 71).
What is the density of Li2FeO2?
The computed density of the ground-state structure of Li2FeO2 is 3.15 g/cm³.
How many polymorphs of Li2FeO2 are known?
21 structures of Li2FeO2 are reported across 3 databases, spanning 10 distinct space groups.
What elements does Li2FeO2 contain?
Li2FeO2 contains Fe, Li, and O (3 elements).
Where does the data for Li2FeO2 come from?
Li2FeO2 data is cross-referenced from materials_project, jarvis, mpaloe.
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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).
  • jarvis — Data from JARVIS (NIST). Cite: Choudhary et al., npj Comp. Mater. 6, 173 (2020).
  • mpaloe — Data from mpaloe.

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