Li2MoO3

Lithium molybdate(IV)

Lithium molybdate is a complex oxide material primarily investigated for its electrochemical properties. It is studied as a potential cathode material for advanced lithium-ion battery systems due to its structural stability during charge and discharge cycles.

Crystal structure of Li2MoO3 (triclinic, P-1 (No. 2))
Ground-state structure · Materials Project
Overview

Key Properties

Cross-validated computational properties for Li2MoO3, aggregated across 4 databases.

Band Gap

0.58–1.60 eV
Range across DFT structures

Energy Above Hull

0.000 eV/atom
Best (lowest) across sources

Stability

On hull (stable)
3 DFT sources

Structures

9
4 databases, 3 space groups
Crystallography

Reported Structures

Lowest-energy structures reported for Li2MoO3, ranked by energy above hull.

Space GroupCrystal SystemBand Gap (eV)E above hull (eV/atom)E/atom (eV)Density (g/cm³)
P-1 (No. 2)triclinic1.360.0000-7.0724.91
C2/m (No. 12)monoclinic1.600.0047-7.0674.87
P-1 (No. 2)triclinic1.460.0176-7.0544.31
P1 (No. 1)triclinic0.580.0492-7.0234.42
P-1 (No. 2)
C2/m (No. 12)Monoclinic4.40
C2/m (No. 12)Monoclinic4.88
C2/m (No. 12)Monoclinic4.64
P-1 (No. 2)
Synthesis

Synthesis Routes

Literature-extracted synthesis procedures targeting Li2MoO3.

Sol-Gel
Procedure available · ceder_solid_state
Uses

Applications

Where Li2MoO3 is used.

Lithium-ion battery researchElectrochemical energy storageSolid-state electrolyte development
Reference

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Li2MoO3, answered from cross-validated data.

What is Li2MoO3?

Lithium molybdate is a complex oxide material primarily investigated for its electrochemical properties. It is studied as a potential cathode material for advanced lithium-ion battery systems due to its structural stability during charge and discharge cycles.

More questions
What is Li2MoO3 used for?
Li2MoO3 is used in lithium-ion battery research, electrochemical energy storage, and solid-state electrolyte development.
What is the band gap of Li2MoO3?
Li2MoO3 has a DFT-computed band gap of 0.58–1.60 eV across 9 reported structures.
Is Li2MoO3 a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
With a band gap up to 1.60 eV it is a semiconductor.
Is Li2MoO3 thermodynamically stable?
Yes — Li2MoO3 sits on the convex hull (energy above hull 0 eV/atom), i.e. on hull (stable).
What is the crystal structure of Li2MoO3?
The lowest-energy reported polymorph of Li2MoO3 is triclinic symmetry, space group P-1 (No. 2).
What is the density of Li2MoO3?
The computed density of the ground-state structure of Li2MoO3 is 4.91 g/cm³.
How many polymorphs of Li2MoO3 are known?
9 structures of Li2MoO3 are reported across 4 databases, spanning 3 distinct space groups.
How is Li2MoO3 synthesized?
Literature-reported routes for Li2MoO3 include sol-gel.
What elements does Li2MoO3 contain?
Li2MoO3 contains Li, Mo, and O (3 elements).
Where does the data for Li2MoO3 come from?
Li2MoO3 data is cross-referenced from materials_project, jarvis, mpaloe, nomad.
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Related Compounds

Other Lithium Oxides 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.
  • nomad — Data from NOMAD. Cite: Draxl & Scheffler, J. Phys. Mater. 2, 036001 (2019).

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