RbBr

Rubidium bromide · Rubidium monobromide

Rubidium bromide is a stable, insulating salt formed from rubidium and bromine that is widely utilized in fundamental materials research.

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Crystal structure of RbBr
Ground-state structure · Materials Project
Overview

About Rubidium bromide

Rubidium bromide is a crystalline alkali halide composed of rubidium and bromine. As a thermodynamically stable compound, it maintains a robust structural integrity that makes it a reliable subject for fundamental solid-state research.

Characterized by its wide-gap insulating electronic profile, this material serves as a classic example of ionic bonding in inorganic chemistry. Its extensive documentation across multiple structural databases highlights its significance in understanding halide lattice dynamics.

At a glance

Key Properties

Cross-validated computational properties for Rubidium bromide, aggregated across 4 databases.

Band Gap

3.92–4.19 eV
Range across DFT structures

Energy Above Hull

0.000 eV/atom
Best (lowest) across sources

Stability

On hull (stable)
2 DFT sources

Structures

58
4 databases, 15 space groups
Uses

Applications

Where Rubidium bromide is used.

Optical materialsScintillation detectorsLaboratory reagent
Reference

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Rubidium bromide, answered from cross-validated data.

What is RbBr?

Rubidium bromide is a stable, insulating salt formed from rubidium and bromine that is widely utilized in fundamental materials research.

More questions
What is RbBr used for?
Rubidium bromide (RbBr) is used in optical materials, scintillation detectors, and laboratory reagent.
What is the band gap of RbBr?
Rubidium bromide (RbBr) has a DFT-computed band gap of 3.92–4.19 eV across 58 reported structures.
Is RbBr a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
With a wide band gap up to 4.19 eV it is an insulator / wide-band-gap material.
Is RbBr thermodynamically stable?
Yes — Rubidium bromide (RbBr) sits on the convex hull (energy above hull 0 eV/atom), i.e. on hull (stable).
How many polymorphs of RbBr are known?
58 structures of RbBr are reported across 4 databases, spanning 15 distinct space groups.
What elements does RbBr contain?
Rubidium bromide (RbBr) contains Br and Rb (2 elements).
Where does the data for RbBr come from?
RbBr data is cross-referenced from latticegraph.
Comparison

How It Compares

As a prominent member of the alkali halide family, rubidium bromide exemplifies the predictable structural trends and insulating behavior typical of this class of ionic solids.

Data sources & attribution
  • latticegraph — Lattice Graph Materials Intelligence Platform

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