Li6WO6

Lithium tungstate is a crystalline inorganic compound primarily studied for its ionic conductivity properties. It is often investigated as a potential solid-state electrolyte material for advanced energy storage systems.

Crystal structure of Li6WO6 (trigonal, R-3 (No. 148))
Ground-state structure · Materials Project
Overview

Key Properties

Cross-validated computational properties for Li6WO6, aggregated across 3 databases.

Band Gap

3.68 eV
Range across DFT structures

Energy Above Hull

0.035 eV/atom
Best (lowest) across sources

Stability

Metastable
2 DFT sources

Structures

5
3 databases, 1 space group
Crystallography

Reported Structures

Lowest-energy structures reported for Li6WO6, ranked by energy above hull.

Space GroupCrystal SystemBand Gap (eV)E above hull (eV/atom)E/atom (eV)Density (g/cm³)
R-3 (No. 148)trigonal3.680.0352-6.4264.24
R-3 (No. 148)
R-3 (No. 148)Trigonal3.98
R-3 (No. 148)Trigonal4.27
R-3 (No. 148)Trigonal4.11
Uses

Applications

Where Li6WO6 is used.

Solid-state battery researchElectrolyte developmentMaterials science experimentation
Reference

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Li6WO6, answered from cross-validated data.

What is Li6WO6?

Lithium tungstate is a crystalline inorganic compound primarily studied for its ionic conductivity properties. It is often investigated as a potential solid-state electrolyte material for advanced energy storage systems.

More questions
What is Li6WO6 used for?
Li6WO6 is used in solid-state battery research, electrolyte development, and materials science experimentation.
What is the band gap of Li6WO6?
Li6WO6 has a DFT-computed band gap of 3.68 eV across 5 reported structures.
Is Li6WO6 a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
With a wide band gap up to 3.68 eV it is an insulator / wide-band-gap material.
Is Li6WO6 thermodynamically stable?
Li6WO6 has a lowest energy above hull of 0.035 eV/atom (metastable).
What is the crystal structure of Li6WO6?
The lowest-energy reported polymorph of Li6WO6 is trigonal symmetry, space group R-3 (No. 148).
What is the density of Li6WO6?
The computed density of the ground-state structure of Li6WO6 is 4.24 g/cm³.
How many polymorphs of Li6WO6 are known?
5 structures of Li6WO6 are reported across 3 databases, spanning 1 distinct space group.
What elements does Li6WO6 contain?
Li6WO6 contains Li, O, and W (3 elements).
Where does the data for Li6WO6 come from?
Li6WO6 data is cross-referenced from materials_project, jarvis, mpaloe.
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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.

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