SeOF2

Selenium oxyfluoride · Selenyl fluoride

Selenium oxyfluoride is a reactive inorganic compound that functions as a powerful solvent and fluorinating agent. It is primarily utilized in specialized chemical synthesis and research settings where its unique ability to dissolve various inorganic substances is required.

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Crystal structure of SeOF2 (orthorhombic, Pca21 (No. 29))
Ground-state structure · Materials Project
Overview

Key Properties

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

Band Gap

4.08 eV
Range across DFT structures

Energy Above Hull

0.000 eV/atom
Best (lowest) across sources

Stability

On hull (stable)
2 DFT sources

Structures

5
3 databases, 2 space groups
Crystallography

Reported Structures

Lowest-energy structures reported for SeOF2, ranked by energy above hull.

Space GroupCrystal SystemBand Gap (eV)E above hull (eV/atom)E/atom (eV)Density (g/cm³)
Pca21 (No. 29)orthorhombic4.080.0000-4.8413.49
P21/m (No. 11)Monoclinic6.46
P21/m (No. 11)Monoclinic4.27
P21/m (No. 11)Monoclinic4.81
Pca21 (No. 29)
Uses

Applications

Where Selenium oxyfluoride is used.

Chemical synthesisFluorinating agentSpecialized solvent
Reference

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Selenium oxyfluoride, answered from cross-validated data.

What is SeOF2?

Selenium oxyfluoride is a reactive inorganic compound that functions as a powerful solvent and fluorinating agent. It is primarily utilized in specialized chemical synthesis and research settings where its unique ability to dissolve various inorganic substances is required.

More questions
What is SeOF2 used for?
Selenium oxyfluoride (SeOF2) is used in chemical synthesis, fluorinating agent, and specialized solvent.
What is the band gap of SeOF2?
Selenium oxyfluoride (SeOF2) has a DFT-computed band gap of 4.08 eV across 5 reported structures.
Is SeOF2 a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
With a wide band gap up to 4.08 eV it is an insulator / wide-band-gap material.
Is SeOF2 thermodynamically stable?
Yes — Selenium oxyfluoride (SeOF2) sits on the convex hull (energy above hull 0 eV/atom), i.e. on hull (stable).
What is the crystal structure of SeOF2?
The lowest-energy reported polymorph of Selenium oxyfluoride (SeOF2) is orthorhombic symmetry, space group Pca21 (No. 29).
What is the density of SeOF2?
The computed density of the ground-state structure of Selenium oxyfluoride (SeOF2) is 3.49 g/cm³.
How many polymorphs of SeOF2 are known?
5 structures of SeOF2 are reported across 3 databases, spanning 2 distinct space groups.
What elements does SeOF2 contain?
Selenium oxyfluoride (SeOF2) contains F, O, and Se (3 elements).
Where does the data for SeOF2 come from?
SeOF2 data is cross-referenced from materials_project, mpaloe, jarvis.
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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