Li3V5Cr2O12

Li3V5Cr2O12 is a metastable semiconducting oxide composed of lithium, vanadium, chromium, and oxygen.

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Crystal structure of Li3V5Cr2O12
Ground-state structure · Materials Project
Overview

About Li3V5Cr2O12

Li3V5Cr2O12 is a complex multimetallic oxide featuring lithium, vanadium, and chromium. As a semiconducting material, it exhibits electronic properties that make it a subject of interest for fundamental studies in solid-state chemistry and materials science.

This compound exists in a metastable state, which often highlights unique pathways for structural synthesis and phase transformation. Its existence across multiple reported structures suggests a rich configurational landscape that researchers explore to understand how transition metal arrangements influence overall material behavior.

At a glance

Key Properties

Cross-validated computational properties for Li3V5Cr2O12, aggregated across 3 databases.

Band Gap

0.42 eV
Range across DFT structures

Energy Above Hull

0.083 eV/atom
Best (lowest) across sources

Stability

Metastable
2 DFT sources

Structures

5
3 databases, 1 space group
Uses

Applications

Where Li3V5Cr2O12 is used.

Materials science researchSolid-state chemistry studies
Reference

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Li3V5Cr2O12, answered from cross-validated data.

What is Li3V5Cr2O12?

Li3V5Cr2O12 is a metastable semiconducting oxide composed of lithium, vanadium, chromium, and oxygen.

More questions
What is Li3V5Cr2O12 used for?
Li3V5Cr2O12 is used in materials science research and solid-state chemistry studies.
What is the band gap of Li3V5Cr2O12?
Li3V5Cr2O12 has a DFT-computed band gap of 0.42 eV across 5 reported structures.
Is Li3V5Cr2O12 a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
With a band gap up to 0.42 eV it is a semiconductor.
Is Li3V5Cr2O12 thermodynamically stable?
Li3V5Cr2O12 has a lowest energy above hull of 0.083 eV/atom (metastable).
How many polymorphs of Li3V5Cr2O12 are known?
5 structures of Li3V5Cr2O12 are reported across 3 databases, spanning 1 distinct space group.
What elements does Li3V5Cr2O12 contain?
Li3V5Cr2O12 contains Cr, Li, O, and V (4 elements).
Where does the data for Li3V5Cr2O12 come from?
Li3V5Cr2O12 data is cross-referenced from latticegraph.
Comparison

How It Compares

As a unique multimetallic oxide, Li3V5Cr2O12 occupies a specialized niche in materials research. Without direct structural siblings in this specific class, it serves as an important case study for how the integration of multiple transition metals into a single lattice can yield semiconducting behavior in metastable oxide systems.

Data sources & attribution
  • latticegraph — Lattice Graph Materials Intelligence Platform

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