LiHoO2
LiHoO2 is a thermodynamically stable, insulating lithium holmium oxide used primarily in fundamental materials research.
About LiHoO2
LiHoO2 is a stable member of the lithium oxide family, characterized by its insulating electronic nature. As a compound that sits on the convex hull, it exhibits significant thermodynamic stability, making it a subject of interest in structural materials research. Its composition of lithium, holmium, and oxygen allows for diverse structural configurations, with multiple distinct phases documented across scientific databases. This structural variety highlights the complexity of lithium-based oxides in solid-state chemistry. These materials are essential for understanding ionic transport and magnetic interactions in complex oxide systems, serving as building blocks for specialized electronic and magnetic applications.
Key Properties
Cross-validated computational properties for LiHoO2, 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.
Applications
Where LiHoO2 is used.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about LiHoO2, answered from cross-validated data.
What is LiHoO2?
LiHoO2 is a thermodynamically stable, insulating lithium holmium oxide used primarily in fundamental materials research.
What is LiHoO2 used for?
What is the band gap of LiHoO2?
Is LiHoO2 a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
Is LiHoO2 thermodynamically stable?
How many polymorphs of LiHoO2 are known?
What elements does LiHoO2 contain?
Where does the data for LiHoO2 come from?
How It Compares
Within the lithium oxides class.
Unlike the widely utilized battery cathode materials such as LiCoO2, LiNiO2, or LiMn2O4, which are prized for their electrochemical activity and redox-active transition metals, LiHoO2 is primarily studied for its structural stability and the unique magnetic properties contributed by the lanthanide holmium ion.
Related Compounds
Other Lithium Oxides in the database.
Data sources & attribution
- latticegraph — Lattice Graph Materials Intelligence Platform
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