NaSbF6
Sodium hexafluoroantimonate · Sodium fluoroantimonate
Sodium hexafluoroantimonate is an inorganic salt that serves as a source of the hexafluoroantimonate anion. It is primarily utilized as a chemical reagent in synthetic chemistry and as a precursor for the preparation of various specialty materials.

Key Properties
Cross-validated computational properties for Sodium hexafluoroantimonate, 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 NaSbF6, 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fm-3m (No. 225) | cubic | 4.89 | 0.0000 | -4.982 | 3.04 |
| Pa-3 (No. 205) | cubic | 6.12 | 0.0012 | -4.981 | 3.06 |
| Pa-3 (No. 205) | cubic | 4.76 | 0.0185 | -4.964 | 2.95 |
| Pa-3 (No. 205) | Cubic | — | — | — | 2.95 |
| Pa-3 (No. 205) | Cubic | — | — | — | 3.14 |
| Pa-3 (No. 205) | Cubic | — | — | — | 3.02 |
| Fm-3m (No. 225) | Cubic | — | — | — | 2.83 |
| Fm-3m (No. 225) | Cubic | — | — | — | 2.90 |
| Fm-3m (No. 225) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fm-3m (No. 225) | Cubic | — | — | — | 3.01 |
Applications
Where Sodium hexafluoroantimonate is used.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Sodium hexafluoroantimonate, answered from cross-validated data.
What is NaSbF6?
Sodium hexafluoroantimonate is an inorganic salt that serves as a source of the hexafluoroantimonate anion. It is primarily utilized as a chemical reagent in synthetic chemistry and as a precursor for the preparation of various specialty materials.
What is NaSbF6 used for?
What is the band gap of NaSbF6?
Is NaSbF6 a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
Is NaSbF6 thermodynamically stable?
What is the crystal structure of NaSbF6?
What is the density of NaSbF6?
How many polymorphs of NaSbF6 are known?
What elements does NaSbF6 contain?
Where does the data for NaSbF6 come from?
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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