LiCuS
Lithium copper sulfide is a ternary inorganic compound that has been investigated for its potential role in electrochemical energy storage systems. It is primarily studied as an electrode material due to its ability to facilitate the movement of ions within its crystal structure.
Key Properties
Cross-validated computational properties for LiCuS, 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.
Reported Structures
Lowest-energy structures reported for LiCuS, ranked by energy above hull.
| Space GroupSymmetry classification of the crystal arrangement. The number is the international space-group index. | Crystal SystemBroad lattice family, such as cubic, tetragonal, monoclinic, or triclinic, derived from unit-cell symmetry. | Band Gap (eV)Electronic gap calculated for this specific reported structure, measured in electronvolts. | E above hull (eV/atom)Thermodynamic distance from the convex hull for this structure, normalized per atom. Lower is generally more stable. | E/atom (eV)Computed total energy normalized per atom. Use energy above hull, not this value alone, when comparing stability. | Density (g/cm³)Mass per relaxed crystal volume, reported in grams per cubic centimeter. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fdd2 (No. 43) | orthorhombic | 1.60 | 0.0042 | -4.286 | 3.35 |
| Cc (No. 9) | monoclinic | 1.70 | 0.0052 | -4.285 | 3.35 |
| Fddd (No. 70) | orthorhombic | 1.70 | 0.0056 | -4.285 | 3.43 |
| Pnma (No. 62) | orthorhombic | 1.39 | 0.0237 | -4.267 | 3.22 |
| P4/nmm (No. 129) | tetragonal | 1.04 | 0.0244 | -4.266 | 3.99 |
| Pnma (No. 62) | orthorhombic | 1.71 | 0.0261 | -4.265 | 4.02 |
| Pmn21 (No. 31) | orthorhombic | 0.85 | 0.0301 | -4.261 | 3.57 |
| Pbcn (No. 60) | orthorhombic | 1.71 | 0.0400 | -4.251 | 3.86 |
| I4/mmm (No. 139) | tetragonal | 2.12 | 0.0486 | -4.242 | 2.77 |
| P63/mmc (No. 194) | hexagonal | 0.85 | 0.0548 | -4.236 | 3.82 |
| Pnma (No. 62) | orthorhombic | 1.30 | 0.0555 | -4.235 | 3.47 |
| Pbcn (No. 60) | orthorhombic | 1.72 | 0.0727 | -4.218 | 2.99 |
Applications
Where LiCuS is used.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about LiCuS, answered from cross-validated data.
What is LiCuS?
Lithium copper sulfide is a ternary inorganic compound that has been investigated for its potential role in electrochemical energy storage systems. It is primarily studied as an electrode material due to its ability to facilitate the movement of ions within its crystal structure.
What is LiCuS used for?
What is the band gap of LiCuS?
Is LiCuS a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
Is LiCuS thermodynamically stable?
What is the crystal structure of LiCuS?
What is the density of LiCuS?
How many polymorphs of LiCuS are known?
What elements does LiCuS contain?
Where does the data for LiCuS come from?
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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