LiNbO2
Lithium niobium oxide
Lithium niobium oxide is a ternary inorganic compound that has been studied for its potential role in electrochemical systems. It is primarily investigated as a material for energy storage applications due to its layered structure.
Key Properties
Cross-validated computational properties for LiNbO2, aggregated across 4 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 LiNbO2, 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P63/mmc (No. 194) | hexagonal | 1.58 | 0.0000 | -8.163 | 5.67 |
| P63/mmc (No. 194) | Hexagonal | — | — | — | 5.53 |
| P63/mmc (No. 194) | Hexagonal | — | — | — | 5.73 |
| P63/mmc (No. 194) | Hexagonal | — | — | — | 5.62 |
| — | — | — | — | — | 4.73 |
| — | — | — | — | — | 4.73 |
| P63/mmc (No. 194) | — | — | — | — | — |
Synthesis Routes
Literature-extracted synthesis procedures targeting LiNbO2.
Applications
Where LiNbO2 is used.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about LiNbO2, answered from cross-validated data.
What is LiNbO2?
Lithium niobium oxide is a ternary inorganic compound that has been studied for its potential role in electrochemical systems. It is primarily investigated as a material for energy storage applications due to its layered structure.
What is LiNbO2 used for?
What is the band gap of LiNbO2?
Is LiNbO2 a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
Is LiNbO2 thermodynamically stable?
What is the crystal structure of LiNbO2?
What is the density of LiNbO2?
How many polymorphs of LiNbO2 are known?
How is LiNbO2 synthesized?
What elements does LiNbO2 contain?
Where does the data for LiNbO2 come from?
Related Compounds
Other Lithium 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.
- omat24 — Data from OMat24 (Meta FAIR). Cite: Barroso-Luque et al., arXiv 2410.12771 (2024).
- jarvis — Data from JARVIS (NIST). Cite: Choudhary et al., npj Comp. Mater. 6, 173 (2020).
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