RhBr3

Rhodium(III) bromide · Rhodium tribromide

Rhodium(III) bromide is an inorganic compound consisting of rhodium and bromine. It is primarily utilized as a precursor for the synthesis of various rhodium-based catalysts used in industrial chemical transformations.

Crystal structure of RhBr3 (monoclinic, C2/m (No. 12))
Ground-state structure · Materials Project
Overview

Key Properties

Cross-validated computational properties for Rhodium(III) bromide, aggregated across 3 databases.

Band Gap

1.26 eV
Range across DFT structures

Energy Above Hull

0.000 eV/atom
Best (lowest) across sources

Stability

On hull (stable)
2 DFT sources

Structures

9
3 databases, 3 space groups
Crystallography

Reported Structures

Lowest-energy structures reported for RhBr3, ranked by energy above hull.

Space GroupCrystal SystemBand Gap (eV)E above hull (eV/atom)E/atom (eV)Density (g/cm³)
C2/m (No. 12)monoclinic1.260.0000-3.9155.24
C2/m (No. 12)
P2/m (No. 10)Monoclinic7.20
P2/m (No. 10)Monoclinic5.17
P2/m (No. 10)Monoclinic5.89
C2/m (No. 12)Monoclinic4.76
C2/m (No. 12)Monoclinic4.86
C2/m (No. 12)Monoclinic4.94
Cmmm (No. 65)
Uses

Applications

Where Rhodium(III) bromide is used.

Catalyst synthesisChemical researchPrecursor for organometallic compounds
Reference

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Rhodium(III) bromide, answered from cross-validated data.

What is RhBr3?

Rhodium(III) bromide is an inorganic compound consisting of rhodium and bromine. It is primarily utilized as a precursor for the synthesis of various rhodium-based catalysts used in industrial chemical transformations.

More questions
What is RhBr3 used for?
Rhodium(III) bromide (RhBr3) is used in catalyst synthesis, chemical research, and precursor for organometallic compounds.
What is the band gap of RhBr3?
Rhodium(III) bromide (RhBr3) has a DFT-computed band gap of 1.26 eV across 9 reported structures.
Is RhBr3 a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
With a band gap up to 1.26 eV it is a semiconductor.
Is RhBr3 thermodynamically stable?
Yes — Rhodium(III) bromide (RhBr3) sits on the convex hull (energy above hull 0 eV/atom), i.e. on hull (stable).
What is the crystal structure of RhBr3?
The lowest-energy reported polymorph of Rhodium(III) bromide (RhBr3) is monoclinic symmetry, space group C2/m (No. 12).
What is the density of RhBr3?
The computed density of the ground-state structure of Rhodium(III) bromide (RhBr3) is 5.24 g/cm³.
How many polymorphs of RhBr3 are known?
9 structures of RhBr3 are reported across 3 databases, spanning 3 distinct space groups.
What elements does RhBr3 contain?
Rhodium(III) bromide (RhBr3) contains Br and Rh (2 elements).
Where does the data for RhBr3 come from?
RhBr3 data is cross-referenced from materials_project, jarvis, mpaloe.
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Related Compounds

Other Platinum-Group Alloy 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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