Mn1O3S1
Mn1O3S1 is a metastable, insulating oxide-sulfide material investigated for its potential role in oxygen-evolution catalytic processes.
About Mn1O3S1
Mn1O3S1 is a complex oxide-sulfide material categorized within the broader family of oxygen-evolution catalysts. As a wide-band-gap insulator, it exhibits distinct electronic properties that differentiate it from typical metallic or semiconducting catalysts used in energy conversion processes.
Because this compound is characterized as metastable, it represents a unique target for synthetic exploration and materials design. Its specific structural configuration provides a platform for investigating how sulfur-oxygen coordination influences catalytic activity in electrochemical environments.
Key Properties
Cross-validated computational properties for Mn1O3S1, 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 Mn1O3S1 is used.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Mn1O3S1, answered from cross-validated data.
What is Mn1O3S1?
Mn1O3S1 is a metastable, insulating oxide-sulfide material investigated for its potential role in oxygen-evolution catalytic processes.
What is Mn1O3S1 used for?
What is the band gap of Mn1O3S1?
Is Mn1O3S1 a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
Is Mn1O3S1 thermodynamically stable?
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How It Compares
Within the oxide oxygen-evolution catalysts class.
Unlike the highly stable and widely utilized perovskite oxides such as LaMnO3 or LiCoO2, Mn1O3S1 occupies a more niche position due to its metastable nature and insulating behavior. While materials like NiO are standard benchmarks in oxygen-evolution catalysis, Mn1O3S1 offers a different structural framework that challenges conventional design rules for conductive catalytic surfaces.
Related Compounds
Other Oxide Oxygen-Evolution Catalysts in the database.
Data sources & attribution
- latticegraph — Lattice Graph Materials Intelligence Platform
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