LiFe5O8
Lithium ferrite · Lithium iron oxide
Lithium ferrite is a magnetic ceramic material known for its spinel crystal structure. It is widely utilized in electronic components due to its favorable magnetic properties and stability at high frequencies.
Key Properties
Cross-validated computational properties for Lithium ferrite, aggregated across 2 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 LiFe5O8, 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. |
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| P4332 (No. 212) | cubic | 1.37 | 0.0631 | -7.701 | 4.50 |
| P1 (No. 1) | triclinic | 1.04 | 0.0989 | -7.665 | 4.66 |
| R-3m (No. 166) | trigonal | 1.20 | 0.1365 | -7.627 | 4.90 |
| F-43m (No. 216) | cubic | 1.05 | 0.1468 | -7.617 | 4.93 |
| F-43m (No. 216) | — | — | — | — | — |
| F-43m (No. 216) | — | — | — | — | — |
Synthesis Routes
Literature-extracted synthesis procedures targeting LiFe5O8.
Applications
Where Lithium ferrite is used.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Lithium ferrite, answered from cross-validated data.
What is LiFe5O8?
Lithium ferrite is a magnetic ceramic material known for its spinel crystal structure. It is widely utilized in electronic components due to its favorable magnetic properties and stability at high frequencies.
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Related Compounds
Other Oxide Oxygen-Evolution Catalysts 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).
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