Li2SnO3

Lithium stannate · Lithium tin oxide

Lithium stannate is a ceramic material composed of lithium, tin, and oxygen. It is primarily investigated for its potential role in advanced energy storage systems and as a functional material in solid-state electronics.

Crystal structure of Li2SnO3 (monoclinic, C2/c (No. 15))
Ground-state structure · Materials Project
Overview

Key Properties

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

Band Gap

3.13 eV
Range across DFT structures

Energy Above Hull

0.000 eV/atom
Best (lowest) across sources

Stability

On hull (stable)
2 DFT sources

Structures

5
3 databases, 1 space group
Crystallography

Reported Structures

Lowest-energy structures reported for Li2SnO3, ranked by energy above hull.

Space GroupCrystal SystemBand Gap (eV)E above hull (eV/atom)E/atom (eV)Density (g/cm³)
C2/c (No. 15)monoclinic3.130.0000-6.0035.05
C2/c (No. 15)Monoclinic4.82
C2/c (No. 15)Monoclinic5.11
C2/c (No. 15)Monoclinic4.98
C2/c (No. 15)
Uses

Applications

Where Lithium stannate is used.

Solid-state battery researchCeramic electrolyte developmentGas sensing materials
Reference

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Lithium stannate, answered from cross-validated data.

What is Li2SnO3?

Lithium stannate is a ceramic material composed of lithium, tin, and oxygen. It is primarily investigated for its potential role in advanced energy storage systems and as a functional material in solid-state electronics.

More questions
What is Li2SnO3 used for?
Lithium stannate (Li2SnO3) is used in solid-state battery research, ceramic electrolyte development, and gas sensing materials.
What is the band gap of Li2SnO3?
Lithium stannate (Li2SnO3) has a DFT-computed band gap of 3.13 eV across 5 reported structures.
Is Li2SnO3 a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
With a wide band gap up to 3.13 eV it is an insulator / wide-band-gap material.
Is Li2SnO3 thermodynamically stable?
Yes — Lithium stannate (Li2SnO3) sits on the convex hull (energy above hull 0 eV/atom), i.e. on hull (stable).
What is the crystal structure of Li2SnO3?
The lowest-energy reported polymorph of Lithium stannate (Li2SnO3) is monoclinic symmetry, space group C2/c (No. 15).
What is the density of Li2SnO3?
The computed density of the ground-state structure of Lithium stannate (Li2SnO3) is 5.05 g/cm³.
How many polymorphs of Li2SnO3 are known?
5 structures of Li2SnO3 are reported across 3 databases, spanning 1 distinct space group.
What elements does Li2SnO3 contain?
Lithium stannate (Li2SnO3) contains Li, O, and Sn (3 elements).
Where does the data for Li2SnO3 come from?
Li2SnO3 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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