LiCuS2
Lithium copper sulfide is a ternary sulfide material that has been investigated for its electrochemical properties. It is primarily studied as a potential electrode material for advanced battery systems due to its ability to facilitate ion transport.
Key Properties
Cross-validated computational properties for LiCuS2, 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 LiCuS2, 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C2/m (No. 12) | monoclinic | 0.00 | 0.0650 | -4.343 | 3.15 |
| Pnnm (No. 58) | orthorhombic | 0.63 | 0.0658 | -4.342 | 3.34 |
| Pnnm (No. 58) | — | — | — | — | — |
| C2/m (No. 12) | — | — | — | — | — |
| C2/m (No. 12) | Monoclinic | — | — | — | 3.15 |
| Pnnm (No. 58) | Orthorhombic | — | — | — | 3.34 |
| C2/m (No. 12) | Monoclinic | — | — | — | 3.27 |
| C2/m (No. 12) | Monoclinic | — | — | — | 3.22 |
| Pnnm (No. 58) | Orthorhombic | — | — | — | 3.41 |
| Pnnm (No. 58) | Orthorhombic | — | — | — | 3.39 |
Applications
Where LiCuS2 is used.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about LiCuS2, answered from cross-validated data.
What is LiCuS2?
Lithium copper sulfide is a ternary sulfide material that has been investigated for its electrochemical properties. It is primarily studied as a potential electrode material for advanced battery systems due to its ability to facilitate ion transport.
What is LiCuS2 used for?
What is the band gap of LiCuS2?
Is LiCuS2 a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
Is LiCuS2 thermodynamically stable?
What is the crystal structure of LiCuS2?
What is the density of LiCuS2?
How many polymorphs of LiCuS2 are known?
What elements does LiCuS2 contain?
Where does the data for LiCuS2 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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