Na5NbO5
Sodium niobate is a complex oxide material primarily studied for its structural properties and potential roles in solid-state chemistry. It serves as a precursor or component in the development of advanced ceramic materials and electronic components.

Key Properties
Cross-validated computational properties for Na5NbO5, 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 Na5NbO5, 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/c (No. 15) | monoclinic | 2.64 | 0.0000 | -6.006 | 3.12 |
| C2/c (No. 15) | Monoclinic | — | — | — | 2.98 |
| C2/c (No. 15) | Monoclinic | — | — | — | 3.10 |
| C2/c (No. 15) | Monoclinic | — | — | — | 3.07 |
| — | — | — | — | — | 3.23 |
Applications
Where Na5NbO5 is used.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Na5NbO5, answered from cross-validated data.
What is Na5NbO5?
Sodium niobate is a complex oxide material primarily studied for its structural properties and potential roles in solid-state chemistry. It serves as a precursor or component in the development of advanced ceramic materials and electronic components.
What is Na5NbO5 used for?
What is the band gap of Na5NbO5?
Is Na5NbO5 a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
Is Na5NbO5 thermodynamically stable?
What is the crystal structure of Na5NbO5?
What is the density of Na5NbO5?
How many polymorphs of Na5NbO5 are known?
What elements does Na5NbO5 contain?
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Related Compounds
Other Perovskite 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.
- omat24 — Data from OMat24 (Meta FAIR). Cite: Barroso-Luque et al., arXiv 2410.12771 (2024).
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