Sr2CeO4
Sr2CeO4 is a stable, semiconducting ternary oxide composed of strontium, cerium, and oxygen.
About Sr2CeO4
Sr2CeO4 is a complex oxide composed of strontium, cerium, and oxygen. As a thermodynamically stable phase located on the convex hull, it represents a robust crystalline arrangement that maintains structural integrity under standard conditions.
This material exhibits semiconducting electronic behavior, making it a subject of interest for researchers investigating oxide-based semiconductors. Its unique composition allows for potential applications in electronic devices and functional material development.
Key Properties
Cross-validated computational properties for Sr2CeO4, 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.
Cross-Source DFT Agreement
How well independent DFT databases agree on the thermodynamics of Sr2CeO4. Tight agreement means computed properties can be trusted without re-running calculations.
Agreement ScoreA normalized confidence score summarizing how closely independent DFT databases agree. Higher scores mean tighter cross-source agreement.
Hull SpreadDifference between the highest and lowest energy-above-hull values reported by comparable sources. Smaller spread means less thermodynamic disagreement.
Sources ComparedNumber and names of computational sources with comparable entries for this formula.
Space Group ConsensusWhether independent sources predict the same crystal symmetry for the lowest-energy structure.
Reported Structures
Lowest-energy structures reported for Sr2CeO4, ranked by energy above hull.
| Space GroupSymmetry classification of the crystal arrangement. The number is the international space-group index. | Crystal SystemBroad lattice family, such as cubic, tetragonal, monoclinic, or triclinic, derived from unit-cell symmetry. | Band Gap (eV)Electronic gap calculated for this specific reported structure, measured in electronvolts. | E above hull (eV/atom)Thermodynamic distance from the convex hull for this structure, normalized per atom. Lower is generally more stable. | E/atom (eV)Computed total energy normalized per atom. Use energy above hull, not this value alone, when comparing stability. | Density (g/cm³)Mass per relaxed crystal volume, reported in grams per cubic centimeter. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pbam (No. 55) | orthorhombic | 2.42 | 0.0000 | -7.651 | 5.50 |
| Pbam (No. 55) | orthorhombic | 2.42 | 0.0000 | -3.343 | — |
| — | — | 0.00 | 0.1064 | -2.886 | — |
| — | — | 0.00 | 0.1677 | -2.824 | — |
Synthesis Routes
Literature-extracted synthesis procedures targeting Sr2CeO4.
Applications
Where Sr2CeO4 is used.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Sr2CeO4, answered from cross-validated data.
What is Sr2CeO4?
Sr2CeO4 is a stable, semiconducting ternary oxide composed of strontium, cerium, and oxygen.
What is Sr2CeO4 used for?
What is the band gap of Sr2CeO4?
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How It Compares
As a distinct member of the strontium-cerium-oxygen system, Sr2CeO4 serves as a foundational example of stable ternary oxides within this chemical space, providing a benchmark for structural and electronic studies in similar rare-earth containing compounds.
Data sources & attribution
- materials_project — Data from the Materials Project (materialsproject.org). Cite: Jain et al., APL Materials 1, 011002 (2013). (CC-BY-4.0)
- jarvis — Data from JARVIS (jarvis.nist.gov), NIST. Cite: Choudhary et al., npj Comp. Mater. 6, 173 (2020). (LicenseRef-US-Gov-PD)
- oqmd — Data from the OQMD (oqmd.org). Cite: Saal et al., JOM 65, 1501 (2013); Kirklin et al., npj Comp. Mater. 1, 15010 (2015). (CC-BY-4.0)
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