SrHfN2

Strontium hafnium nitride is a ternary ceramic material belonging to the metal nitride class. It is primarily investigated for its potential as a functional material in advanced electronic and structural applications due to its stable crystalline structure.

HfNSr
Crystal structure of SrHfN2 (tetragonal, P4/nmm (No. 129))
Ground-state structure · Materials Project
Overview

Key Properties

Cross-validated computational properties for SrHfN2, aggregated across 3 databases.

Band Gap

0.31–1.55 eV
Range across DFT structures

Energy Above Hull

0.000 eV/atom
Best (lowest) across sources

Stability

On hull (stable)
2 DFT sources

Structures

6
3 databases, 4 space groups
Crystallography

Reported Structures

Lowest-energy structures reported for SrHfN2, ranked by energy above hull.

Space GroupCrystal SystemBand Gap (eV)E above hull (eV/atom)E/atom (eV)Density (g/cm³)
P4/nmm (No. 129)tetragonal1.550.0000-21.3107.35
R-3m (No. 166)trigonal0.310.0313-21.2788.45
P1 (No. 1)Triclinic3.79
Cm (No. 8)Monoclinic7.90
Cm (No. 8)Monoclinic6.02
R-3m (No. 166)
Uses

Applications

Where SrHfN2 is used.

Semiconductor researchHigh-temperature structural ceramicsMaterials science research
Reference

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about SrHfN2, answered from cross-validated data.

What is SrHfN2?

Strontium hafnium nitride is a ternary ceramic material belonging to the metal nitride class. It is primarily investigated for its potential as a functional material in advanced electronic and structural applications due to its stable crystalline structure.

More questions
What is SrHfN2 used for?
SrHfN2 is used in semiconductor research, high-temperature structural ceramics, and materials science research.
What is the band gap of SrHfN2?
SrHfN2 has a DFT-computed band gap of 0.31–1.55 eV across 6 reported structures.
Is SrHfN2 a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
With a band gap up to 1.55 eV it is a semiconductor.
Is SrHfN2 thermodynamically stable?
Yes — SrHfN2 sits on the convex hull (energy above hull 0 eV/atom), i.e. on hull (stable).
What is the crystal structure of SrHfN2?
The lowest-energy reported polymorph of SrHfN2 is tetragonal symmetry, space group P4/nmm (No. 129).
What is the density of SrHfN2?
The computed density of the ground-state structure of SrHfN2 is 7.35 g/cm³.
How many polymorphs of SrHfN2 are known?
6 structures of SrHfN2 are reported across 3 databases, spanning 4 distinct space groups.
What elements does SrHfN2 contain?
SrHfN2 contains Hf, N, and Sr (3 elements).
Where does the data for SrHfN2 come from?
SrHfN2 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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