LiScO2

Lithium scandium oxide is a crystalline ceramic material often studied for its structural and electronic properties. It is primarily utilized in materials science research as a substrate or a precursor for developing advanced functional ceramics.

Crystal structure of LiScO2 (tetragonal, I41/amd (No. 141))
Ground-state structure · Materials Project
Overview

Key Properties

Cross-validated computational properties for LiScO2, aggregated across 3 databases.

Band Gap

3.90 eV
Range across DFT structures

Energy Above Hull

0.000 eV/atom
Best (lowest) across sources

Stability

On hull (stable)
2 DFT sources

Structures

5
3 databases, 2 space groups
Crystallography

Reported Structures

Lowest-energy structures reported for LiScO2, ranked by energy above hull.

Space GroupCrystal SystemBand Gap (eV)E above hull (eV/atom)E/atom (eV)Density (g/cm³)
I41/amd (No. 141)tetragonal3.900.0000-7.8793.43
I41/amd (No. 141)
P2 (No. 3)Monoclinic2.12
P2 (No. 3)Monoclinic3.23
P2 (No. 3)Monoclinic3.44
Uses

Applications

Where LiScO2 is used.

Materials science researchSubstrate for thin film growthSolid-state chemistry studies
Reference

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about LiScO2, answered from cross-validated data.

What is LiScO2?

Lithium scandium oxide is a crystalline ceramic material often studied for its structural and electronic properties. It is primarily utilized in materials science research as a substrate or a precursor for developing advanced functional ceramics.

More questions
What is LiScO2 used for?
LiScO2 is used in materials science research, substrate for thin film growth, and solid-state chemistry studies.
What is the band gap of LiScO2?
LiScO2 has a DFT-computed band gap of 3.90 eV across 5 reported structures.
Is LiScO2 a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
With a wide band gap up to 3.90 eV it is an insulator / wide-band-gap material.
Is LiScO2 thermodynamically stable?
Yes — LiScO2 sits on the convex hull (energy above hull 0 eV/atom), i.e. on hull (stable).
What is the crystal structure of LiScO2?
The lowest-energy reported polymorph of LiScO2 is tetragonal symmetry, space group I41/amd (No. 141).
What is the density of LiScO2?
The computed density of the ground-state structure of LiScO2 is 3.43 g/cm³.
How many polymorphs of LiScO2 are known?
5 structures of LiScO2 are reported across 3 databases, spanning 2 distinct space groups.
What elements does LiScO2 contain?
LiScO2 contains Li, O, and Sc (3 elements).
Where does the data for LiScO2 come from?
LiScO2 data is cross-referenced from materials_project, jarvis, mpaloe.
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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).
  • jarvis — Data from JARVIS (NIST). Cite: Choudhary et al., npj Comp. Mater. 6, 173 (2020).
  • mpaloe — Data from mpaloe.

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