Mn5SnO8
This inorganic compound is a complex oxide containing manganese and tin. It is primarily studied for its magnetic properties and its potential utility in advanced electronic and energy storage materials.
Overview
Key Properties
Cross-validated computational properties for Mn5SnO8, 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.
0.42 eV
Range across DFT structures
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.
0.075 eV/atom
Best (lowest) across sources
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.
Metastable
2 DFT sources
StructuresCount of reported calculated crystal structures for this formula, including alternate polymorphs, source databases, and observed space groups.
10
3 databases, 3 space groups
Crystallography
Reported Structures
Lowest-energy structures reported for Mn5SnO8, 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C2 (No. 5) | monoclinic | 0.40 | 0.0746 | -8.372 | 5.00 |
| P1 (No. 1) | triclinic | 0.42 | 0.0768 | -8.370 | 5.00 |
| I-4m2 (No. 119) | tetragonal | 0.00 | 0.0882 | -8.358 | 5.00 |
| C2 (No. 5) | Monoclinic | — | — | — | 5.00 |
| C2 (No. 5) | Monoclinic | — | — | — | 5.38 |
| C2 (No. 5) | Monoclinic | — | — | — | 5.22 |
| P1 (No. 1) | Triclinic | — | — | — | 5.00 |
| I-4m2 (No. 119) | — | — | — | — | — |
| P1 (No. 1) | Triclinic | — | — | — | 5.42 |
| P1 (No. 1) | Triclinic | — | — | — | 5.24 |
Uses
Applications
Where Mn5SnO8 is used.
Magnetic materials researchCatalysisEnergy storage device development
Reference
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Mn5SnO8, answered from cross-validated data.
What is Mn5SnO8?
This inorganic compound is a complex oxide containing manganese and tin. It is primarily studied for its magnetic properties and its potential utility in advanced electronic and energy storage materials.
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What is Mn5SnO8 used for?
Mn5SnO8 is used in magnetic materials research, catalysis, and energy storage device development.
What is the band gap of Mn5SnO8?
Mn5SnO8 has a DFT-computed band gap of 0.42 eV across 10 reported structures.
Is Mn5SnO8 a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
With a band gap up to 0.42 eV it is a semiconductor.
Is Mn5SnO8 thermodynamically stable?
Mn5SnO8 has a lowest energy above hull of 0.075 eV/atom (metastable).
What is the crystal structure of Mn5SnO8?
The lowest-energy reported polymorph of Mn5SnO8 is monoclinic symmetry, space group C2 (No. 5).
What is the density of Mn5SnO8?
The computed density of the ground-state structure of Mn5SnO8 is 5.00 g/cm³.
How many polymorphs of Mn5SnO8 are known?
10 structures of Mn5SnO8 are reported across 3 databases, spanning 3 distinct space groups.
What elements does Mn5SnO8 contain?
Mn5SnO8 contains Mn, O, and Sn (3 elements).
Where does the data for Mn5SnO8 come from?
Mn5SnO8 data is cross-referenced from materials_project, mpaloe, jarvis.
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Related Compounds
Other Oxide Oxygen-Evolution Catalysts 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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