RbCoO2

Rubidium cobalt oxide is a ternary inorganic compound composed of rubidium, cobalt, and oxygen. It is primarily utilized as a research material in the study of solid-state chemistry and the exploration of magnetic or electronic properties in layered oxide structures.

Crystal structure of RbCoO2 (orthorhombic, Pbca (No. 61))
Ground-state structure · Materials Project
Overview

Key Properties

Cross-validated computational properties for RbCoO2, aggregated across 3 databases.

Band Gap

0.54 eV
Range across DFT structures

Energy Above Hull

0.093 eV/atom
Best (lowest) across sources

Stability

Metastable
2 DFT sources

Structures

6
3 databases, 2 space groups
Crystallography

Reported Structures

Lowest-energy structures reported for RbCoO2, ranked by energy above hull.

Space GroupCrystal SystemBand Gap (eV)E above hull (eV/atom)E/atom (eV)Density (g/cm³)
Pbca (No. 61)orthorhombic0.540.0931-5.8244.20
Fd-3m (No. 227)cubic0.000.1083-5.8093.82
Fd-3m (No. 227)
Fd-3m (No. 227)Cubic3.82
Fd-3m (No. 227)Cubic4.01
Fd-3m (No. 227)Cubic3.97
Uses

Applications

Where RbCoO2 is used.

Solid-state chemistry researchMaterials science experimentationAcademic study of transition metal oxides
Reference

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about RbCoO2, answered from cross-validated data.

What is RbCoO2?

Rubidium cobalt oxide is a ternary inorganic compound composed of rubidium, cobalt, and oxygen. It is primarily utilized as a research material in the study of solid-state chemistry and the exploration of magnetic or electronic properties in layered oxide structures.

More questions
What is RbCoO2 used for?
RbCoO2 is used in solid-state chemistry research, materials science experimentation, and academic study of transition metal oxides.
What is the band gap of RbCoO2?
RbCoO2 has a DFT-computed band gap of 0.54 eV across 6 reported structures.
Is RbCoO2 a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
With a band gap up to 0.54 eV it is a semiconductor.
Is RbCoO2 thermodynamically stable?
RbCoO2 has a lowest energy above hull of 0.093 eV/atom (metastable).
What is the crystal structure of RbCoO2?
The lowest-energy reported polymorph of RbCoO2 is orthorhombic symmetry, space group Pbca (No. 61).
What is the density of RbCoO2?
The computed density of the ground-state structure of RbCoO2 is 4.20 g/cm³.
How many polymorphs of RbCoO2 are known?
6 structures of RbCoO2 are reported across 3 databases, spanning 2 distinct space groups.
What elements does RbCoO2 contain?
RbCoO2 contains Co, O, and Rb (3 elements).
Where does the data for RbCoO2 come from?
RbCoO2 data is cross-referenced from materials_project, jarvis, mpaloe.
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Related Compounds

Other Oxide Oxygen-Evolution Catalysts in the database.

Data sources & attribution
  • materials_project — Data from the Materials Project. Cite: Jain et al., APL Materials 1, 011002 (2013).
  • jarvis — Data from JARVIS (NIST). Cite: Choudhary et al., npj Comp. Mater. 6, 173 (2020).
  • mpaloe — Data from mpaloe.

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