Mg2Sn3O8
Mg2Sn3O8 is a metastable semiconducting oxide material utilized in research for its potential applications in transparent electronics.
About Mg2Sn3O8
Mg2Sn3O8 is a complex oxide composed of magnesium, tin, and oxygen. As a member of the transparent conducting oxide family, it exhibits semiconducting electronic properties that make it a subject of interest for researchers exploring new functional materials for optoelectronics.
Although it is classified as a metastable phase, the compound has been documented across multiple structural databases. Its unique composition and electronic behavior provide a distinct platform for investigating how metal-oxide frameworks can be tuned for specific conductivity and optical transparency requirements.
Key Properties
Cross-validated computational properties for Mg2Sn3O8, 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.
Reported Structures
Lowest-energy structures reported for Mg2Sn3O8, 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P63mc (No. 186) | hexagonal | 1.94 | 0.0437 | -6.584 | 5.36 |
| C2/m (No. 12) | monoclinic | 2.12 | 0.0960 | -6.532 | 5.30 |
| P63mc (No. 186) | Hexagonal | — | — | — | 5.36 |
| P63mc (No. 186) | Hexagonal | — | — | — | 5.78 |
| C2/m (No. 12) | — | — | — | — | — |
| C2/m (No. 12) | Monoclinic | — | — | — | 5.30 |
| P63mc (No. 186) | Hexagonal | — | — | — | 5.54 |
| C2/m (No. 12) | — | — | — | — | — |
| C2/m (No. 12) | Monoclinic | — | — | — | 5.68 |
| C2/m (No. 12) | Monoclinic | — | — | — | 5.47 |
Applications
Where Mg2Sn3O8 is used.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Mg2Sn3O8, answered from cross-validated data.
What is Mg2Sn3O8?
Mg2Sn3O8 is a metastable semiconducting oxide material utilized in research for its potential applications in transparent electronics.
What is Mg2Sn3O8 used for?
What is the band gap of Mg2Sn3O8?
Is Mg2Sn3O8 a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
Is Mg2Sn3O8 thermodynamically stable?
What is the crystal structure of Mg2Sn3O8?
What is the density of Mg2Sn3O8?
How many polymorphs of Mg2Sn3O8 are known?
What elements does Mg2Sn3O8 contain?
Where does the data for Mg2Sn3O8 come from?
How It Compares
Within the transparent conducting oxides class.
Within the diverse group of transparent conducting oxides, Mg2Sn3O8 occupies a niche position compared to more established materials like BaSnO3 or ZnO. While many of its siblings are widely utilized for their robust stability and well-characterized performance in commercial devices, this compound represents a more specialized, metastable alternative that offers different structural possibilities for materials design.
Related Compounds
Other Transparent Conducting 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.
- jarvis — Data from JARVIS (NIST). Cite: Choudhary et al., npj Comp. Mater. 6, 173 (2020).
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