N16O8Sn16
This compound is a complex inorganic material containing tin, nitrogen, and oxygen. It is primarily studied in the context of advanced materials research and specialized chemical synthesis.
Overview
Key Properties
Cross-validated computational properties for N16O8Sn16, aggregated across 2 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.
0.04–0.76 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.
0.043 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
1 DFT source
StructuresCount of reported calculated crystal structures for this formula, including alternate polymorphs, source databases, and observed space groups.
19
2 databases, 3 space groups
Crystallography
Reported Structures
Lowest-energy structures reported for N16O8Sn16, 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I41/amd (No. 141) | tetragonal | 0.68 | 0.0432 | -6.537 | 6.54 |
| P-3m1 (No. 164) | trigonal | 0.76 | 0.0457 | -6.535 | 6.55 |
| P1 (No. 1) | triclinic | 0.71 | 0.0633 | -6.517 | 7.24 |
| P1 (No. 1) | triclinic | 0.63 | 0.0656 | -6.515 | 7.02 |
| P1 (No. 1) | triclinic | 0.19 | 0.0679 | -6.513 | 6.99 |
| P1 (No. 1) | triclinic | 0.67 | 0.0685 | -6.512 | 7.01 |
| P1 (No. 1) | triclinic | 0.70 | 0.0704 | -6.510 | 7.01 |
| P1 (No. 1) | triclinic | 0.04 | 0.0705 | -6.510 | 7.01 |
| P1 (No. 1) | triclinic | 0.63 | 0.0729 | -6.508 | 7.00 |
| P1 (No. 1) | triclinic | 0.05 | 0.0736 | -6.507 | 6.99 |
| P1 (No. 1) | triclinic | 0.55 | 0.0742 | -6.506 | 6.99 |
| P1 (No. 1) | triclinic | 0.00 | 0.0777 | -6.503 | 6.98 |
Uses
Applications
Where N16O8Sn16 is used.
Materials science researchChemical synthesis
Reference
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about N16O8Sn16, answered from cross-validated data.
What is N16O8Sn16?
This compound is a complex inorganic material containing tin, nitrogen, and oxygen. It is primarily studied in the context of advanced materials research and specialized chemical synthesis.
More questions
What is N16O8Sn16 used for?
N16O8Sn16 is used in materials science research and chemical synthesis.
What is the band gap of N16O8Sn16?
N16O8Sn16 has a DFT-computed band gap of 0.04–0.76 eV across 19 reported structures.
Is N16O8Sn16 a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
With a band gap up to 0.76 eV it is a semiconductor.
Is N16O8Sn16 thermodynamically stable?
N16O8Sn16 has a lowest energy above hull of 0.043 eV/atom (metastable).
What is the crystal structure of N16O8Sn16?
The lowest-energy reported polymorph of N16O8Sn16 is tetragonal symmetry, space group I41/amd (No. 141).
What is the density of N16O8Sn16?
The computed density of the ground-state structure of N16O8Sn16 is 6.54 g/cm³.
How many polymorphs of N16O8Sn16 are known?
19 structures of N16O8Sn16 are reported across 2 databases, spanning 3 distinct space groups.
What elements does N16O8Sn16 contain?
N16O8Sn16 contains N, O, and Sn (3 elements).
Where does the data for N16O8Sn16 come from?
N16O8Sn16 data is cross-referenced from materials_project, omat24.
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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).
- omat24 — Data from OMat24 (Meta FAIR). Cite: Barroso-Luque et al., arXiv 2410.12771 (2024).
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