Li8MnO6

This compound is a lithium-rich manganese oxide material primarily investigated for its electrochemical properties. It is studied as a potential cathode material for advanced battery technologies due to its structural characteristics.

Crystal structure of Li8MnO6 (trigonal, R-3 (No. 148))
Ground-state structure · Materials Project
Overview

Key Properties

Cross-validated computational properties for Li8MnO6, aggregated across 3 databases.

Band Gap

0.76–1.79 eV
Range across DFT structures

Energy Above Hull

0.030 eV/atom
Best (lowest) across sources

Stability

Metastable
2 DFT sources

Structures

6
3 databases, 2 space groups
Crystallography

Reported Structures

Lowest-energy structures reported for Li8MnO6, 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)trigonal1.790.0300-5.6872.74
P63cm (No. 185)hexagonal0.760.0769-5.6402.34
R-3 (No. 148)Trigonal2.74
R-3 (No. 148)Trigonal2.88
R-3 (No. 148)Trigonal2.87
R-3 (No. 148)
Uses

Applications

Where Li8MnO6 is used.

Lithium-ion battery researchElectrochemical energy storage development
Reference

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Li8MnO6, answered from cross-validated data.

What is Li8MnO6?

This compound is a lithium-rich manganese oxide material primarily investigated for its electrochemical properties. It is studied as a potential cathode material for advanced battery technologies due to its structural characteristics.

More questions
What is Li8MnO6 used for?
Li8MnO6 is used in lithium-ion battery research and electrochemical energy storage development.
What is the band gap of Li8MnO6?
Li8MnO6 has a DFT-computed band gap of 0.76–1.79 eV across 6 reported structures.
Is Li8MnO6 a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
With a band gap up to 1.79 eV it is a semiconductor.
Is Li8MnO6 thermodynamically stable?
Li8MnO6 has a lowest energy above hull of 0.030 eV/atom (metastable).
What is the crystal structure of Li8MnO6?
The lowest-energy reported polymorph of Li8MnO6 is trigonal symmetry, space group R-3 (No. 148).
What is the density of Li8MnO6?
The computed density of the ground-state structure of Li8MnO6 is 2.74 g/cm³.
How many polymorphs of Li8MnO6 are known?
6 structures of Li8MnO6 are reported across 3 databases, spanning 2 distinct space groups.
What elements does Li8MnO6 contain?
Li8MnO6 contains Li, Mn, and O (3 elements).
Where does the data for Li8MnO6 come from?
Li8MnO6 data is cross-referenced from materials_project, mpaloe, jarvis.
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Related Compounds

Other Layered Lithium Transition-Metal 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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