LiOs2W
LiOs2W is a semiconducting ternary compound containing lithium, osmium, and tungsten that is currently of interest for structural and electronic characterization.
About LiOs2W
LiOs2W is a complex ternary compound composed of lithium, osmium, and tungsten. As a semiconducting material, it exhibits electronic properties that distinguish it from simple metallic alloys, positioning it as an interesting subject for fundamental condensed matter research. The compound is characterized by a relatively high energy above the convex hull, suggesting that it is thermodynamically metastable. Despite this, the existence of multiple reported structures across various databases underscores its significance in systematic materials exploration.
Key Properties
Cross-validated computational properties for LiOs2W, 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 LiOs2W, 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immm (No. 71) | orthorhombic | 0.29 | 3.9228 | -36.042 | 1.28 |
| — | — | — | — | — | 16.70 |
| — | — | — | — | — | 14.28 |
| Cm (No. 8) | Monoclinic | — | — | — | 9.12 |
| Cm (No. 8) | Monoclinic | — | — | — | 22.59 |
| Cm (No. 8) | Monoclinic | — | — | — | 15.47 |
| Immm (No. 71) | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | — | — | — | — | 16.71 |
| C2/m (No. 12) | — | — | — | — | — |
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about LiOs2W, answered from cross-validated data.
What is LiOs2W?
LiOs2W is a semiconducting ternary compound containing lithium, osmium, and tungsten that is currently of interest for structural and electronic characterization.
What is the band gap of LiOs2W?
Is LiOs2W a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
Is LiOs2W thermodynamically stable?
What is the crystal structure of LiOs2W?
What is the density of LiOs2W?
How many polymorphs of LiOs2W are known?
What elements does LiOs2W contain?
Where does the data for LiOs2W come from?
How It Compares
As a unique ternary phase, LiOs2W occupies a specialized niche in materials science where the interplay between heavy transition metals like osmium and tungsten and light alkali metals like lithium is explored to understand complex bonding environments in metastable systems.
Data sources & attribution
- materials_project — Data from the Materials Project. Cite: Jain et al., APL Materials 1, 011002 (2013).
- omat24 — Data from OMat24 (Meta FAIR). Cite: Barroso-Luque et al., arXiv 2410.12771 (2024).
- mpaloe — Data from mpaloe.
- jarvis — Data from JARVIS (NIST). Cite: Choudhary et al., npj Comp. Mater. 6, 173 (2020).
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