PtCN
PtCN is a semiconducting platinum-carbon-nitrogen compound that exists as a metastable phase in materials research.
About PtCN
PtCN is a platinum-based compound featuring carbon and nitrogen, characterized by its semiconducting electronic nature. Its structural complexity is highlighted by a diverse range of reported configurations across crystalline databases.
Due to its position relative to the thermodynamic ground state, this material is considered metastable. Research into this compound focuses on understanding its unique bonding environment and potential for synthesis under specialized conditions.
Key Properties
Cross-validated computational properties for PtCN, 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.
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about PtCN, answered from cross-validated data.
What is PtCN?
PtCN is a semiconducting platinum-carbon-nitrogen compound that exists as a metastable phase in materials research.
What is the band gap of PtCN?
Is PtCN a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
Is PtCN thermodynamically stable?
How many polymorphs of PtCN are known?
What elements does PtCN contain?
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How It Compares
As a unique platinum-carbon-nitrogen system, PtCN occupies a distinct niche in materials research. Without direct structural analogs in its immediate class, it serves as an important case study for exploring the limits of platinum-based coordination chemistry and the stability of metal-cyanide-like frameworks.
Data sources & attribution
- latticegraph — Lattice Graph Materials Intelligence Platform
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