Li4Mo3O8

Lithium molybdenum oxide is a complex inorganic compound often studied for its structural properties and electrochemical behavior. It is primarily utilized in materials science research as a candidate material for energy storage systems and battery electrodes.

Crystal structure of Li4Mo3O8 (trigonal, R-3m (No. 166))
Ground-state structure · Materials Project
Overview

Key Properties

Cross-validated computational properties for Li4Mo3O8, aggregated across 3 databases.

Band Gap

1.59–1.82 eV
Range across DFT structures

Energy Above Hull

0.050 eV/atom
Best (lowest) across sources

Stability

Metastable
2 DFT sources

Structures

10
3 databases, 1 space group
Crystallography

Reported Structures

Lowest-energy structures reported for Li4Mo3O8, ranked by energy above hull.

Space GroupCrystal SystemBand Gap (eV)E above hull (eV/atom)E/atom (eV)Density (g/cm³)
R-3m (No. 166)trigonal1.590.0499-7.3954.29
R-3m (No. 166)trigonal1.820.0613-7.3834.49
R-3m (No. 166)trigonal0.000.0841-7.3604.62
R-3m (No. 166)Trigonal4.49
R-3m (No. 166)Trigonal5.21
R-3m (No. 166)Trigonal4.94
R-3m (No. 166)Trigonal4.29
R-3m (No. 166)Trigonal4.83
R-3m (No. 166)Trigonal4.56
R-3m (No. 166)
Uses

Applications

Where Li4Mo3O8 is used.

Battery electrode researchSolid-state electrolyte studiesMaterials science experimentation
Reference

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Li4Mo3O8, answered from cross-validated data.

What is Li4Mo3O8?

Lithium molybdenum oxide is a complex inorganic compound often studied for its structural properties and electrochemical behavior. It is primarily utilized in materials science research as a candidate material for energy storage systems and battery electrodes.

More questions
What is Li4Mo3O8 used for?
Li4Mo3O8 is used in battery electrode research, solid-state electrolyte studies, and materials science experimentation.
What is the band gap of Li4Mo3O8?
Li4Mo3O8 has a DFT-computed band gap of 1.59–1.82 eV across 10 reported structures.
Is Li4Mo3O8 a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
With a band gap up to 1.82 eV it is a semiconductor.
Is Li4Mo3O8 thermodynamically stable?
Li4Mo3O8 has a lowest energy above hull of 0.050 eV/atom (metastable).
What is the crystal structure of Li4Mo3O8?
The lowest-energy reported polymorph of Li4Mo3O8 is trigonal symmetry, space group R-3m (No. 166).
What is the density of Li4Mo3O8?
The computed density of the ground-state structure of Li4Mo3O8 is 4.29 g/cm³.
How many polymorphs of Li4Mo3O8 are known?
10 structures of Li4Mo3O8 are reported across 3 databases, spanning 1 distinct space group.
What elements does Li4Mo3O8 contain?
Li4Mo3O8 contains Li, Mo, and O (3 elements).
Where does the data for Li4Mo3O8 come from?
Li4Mo3O8 data is cross-referenced from materials_project, mpaloe, jarvis.
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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).
  • mpaloe — Data from mpaloe.
  • jarvis — Data from JARVIS (NIST). Cite: Choudhary et al., npj Comp. Mater. 6, 173 (2020).

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