Li6WO6
Li6WO6 is a metastable lithium oxide compound characterized by its wide-gap insulating electronic properties.
About Li6WO6
Li6WO6 is a complex lithium oxide that functions as a wide-gap insulator. Its electronic structure is defined by its insulating nature, which distinguishes it from the more conductive transition metal oxides often utilized in energy storage technologies.
As a metastable compound, it represents a unique phase within the lithium-oxygen-tungsten system. Its existence across multiple structural configurations highlights the diverse coordination environments possible for lithium in oxygen-rich frameworks, making it a subject of interest for fundamental materials research.
Key Properties
Cross-validated computational properties for Li6WO6, aggregated across 3 databases.
Band GapEnergy needed to move an electron from the valence band to the conduction band. Lower or zero values tend to behave more metallic; larger gaps are more insulating or semiconducting.
Energy Above HullThermodynamic distance from the most stable set of competing phases. 0 eV/atom is on the convex hull; small positive values may still be experimentally accessible.
StabilityA plain-language summary of the best reported energy-above-hull result. It reflects whether the lowest-energy structure is on, near, or far from the stability hull.
StructuresCount of reported calculated crystal structures for this formula, including alternate polymorphs, source databases, and observed space groups.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Li6WO6, answered from cross-validated data.
What is Li6WO6?
Li6WO6 is a metastable lithium oxide compound characterized by its wide-gap insulating electronic properties.
What is the band gap of Li6WO6?
Is Li6WO6 a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
Is Li6WO6 thermodynamically stable?
How many polymorphs of Li6WO6 are known?
What elements does Li6WO6 contain?
Where does the data for Li6WO6 come from?
How It Compares
Within the lithium oxides class.
Unlike the highly stable and commercially ubiquitous cathode materials such as LiCoO2 and LiMn2O4, Li6WO6 exists in a metastable state. While siblings like Li2O serve as fundamental building blocks in lithium-ion chemistry, Li6WO6 offers a distinct structural complexity that sets it apart from the layered or spinel architectures found in common battery materials like LiNiO2.
Related Compounds
Other Lithium Oxides in the database.
Data sources & attribution
- latticegraph — Lattice Graph Materials Intelligence Platform
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