NaCu3O4

Sodium copper oxide is a complex inorganic compound characterized by its unique structural arrangement of copper and oxygen atoms. It is primarily studied in academic research for its interesting magnetic properties and its role in understanding the behavior of transition metal oxides.

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Crystal structure of NaCu3O4 (cubic, Fm-3m (No. 225))
Ground-state structure · Materials Project
Overview

Key Properties

Cross-validated computational properties for NaCu3O4, aggregated across 3 databases.

Band Gap

0.02 eV
Range across DFT structures

Energy Above Hull

0.018 eV/atom
Best (lowest) across sources

Stability

Near hull (likely stable)
2 DFT sources

Structures

20
3 databases, 7 space groups
Crystallography

Reported Structures

Lowest-energy structures reported for NaCu3O4, ranked by energy above hull.

Space GroupCrystal SystemBand Gap (eV)E above hull (eV/atom)E/atom (eV)Density (g/cm³)
Fm-3m (No. 225)cubic0.000.0182-5.3744.69
Pm-3n (No. 223)cubic0.000.0357-5.2965.60
P-1 (No. 2)triclinic0.020.0547-5.2774.32
Cm (No. 8)monoclinic0.000.0664-5.2654.44
Cmmm (No. 65)orthorhombic0.000.0676-5.2644.51
Cmm2 (No. 35)orthorhombic0.000.0706-5.2614.44
P4122 (No. 91)tetragonal0.000.1005-5.2315.74
Cm (No. 8)Monoclinic4.71
Cm (No. 8)Monoclinic4.57
Pm-3n (No. 223)Cubic5.97
Pm-3n (No. 223)Cubic5.60
Pm-3n (No. 223)
Uses

Applications

Where NaCu3O4 is used.

Solid-state physics researchMagnetic material studiesFundamental materials science investigation
Reference

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about NaCu3O4, answered from cross-validated data.

What is NaCu3O4?

Sodium copper oxide is a complex inorganic compound characterized by its unique structural arrangement of copper and oxygen atoms. It is primarily studied in academic research for its interesting magnetic properties and its role in understanding the behavior of transition metal oxides.

More questions
What is NaCu3O4 used for?
NaCu3O4 is used in solid-state physics research, magnetic material studies, and fundamental materials science investigation.
What is the band gap of NaCu3O4?
NaCu3O4 has a DFT-computed band gap of 0.02 eV across 20 reported structures.
Is NaCu3O4 a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
With a near-zero band gap it behaves as a (semi)metal.
Is NaCu3O4 thermodynamically stable?
NaCu3O4 has a lowest energy above hull of 0.018 eV/atom (near hull (likely stable)).
What is the crystal structure of NaCu3O4?
The lowest-energy reported polymorph of NaCu3O4 is cubic symmetry, space group Fm-3m (No. 225).
What is the density of NaCu3O4?
The computed density of the ground-state structure of NaCu3O4 is 4.69 g/cm³.
How many polymorphs of NaCu3O4 are known?
20 structures of NaCu3O4 are reported across 3 databases, spanning 7 distinct space groups.
What elements does NaCu3O4 contain?
NaCu3O4 contains Cu, Na, and O (3 elements).
Where does the data for NaCu3O4 come from?
NaCu3O4 data is cross-referenced from materials_project, mpaloe, jarvis.
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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