SrMoO4

Strontium molybdate · SrMoO4

Strontium molybdate is an inorganic crystalline compound often studied for its optical and electronic properties. It is primarily utilized in the development of advanced materials for light-emitting devices and as a component in specialized ceramic applications.

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Crystal structure of SrMoO4 (tetragonal, I41/a (No. 88))
Ground-state structure · Materials Project
Overview

Key Properties

Cross-validated computational properties for Strontium molybdate, aggregated across 4 databases.

Band Gap

3.75–3.84 eV
Range across DFT structures

Energy Above Hull

0.000 eV/atom
Best (lowest) across sources

Stability

On hull (stable)
2 DFT sources

Structures

7
4 databases, 2 space groups
Crystallography

Reported Structures

Lowest-energy structures reported for SrMoO4, ranked by energy above hull.

Space GroupCrystal SystemBand Gap (eV)E above hull (eV/atom)E/atom (eV)Density (g/cm³)
I41/a (No. 88)tetragonal3.840.0000-8.0534.69
C2/c (No. 15)monoclinic3.750.0009-8.0524.48
C2/c (No. 15)Monoclinic4.48
C2/c (No. 15)Monoclinic4.97
I41/a (No. 88)
C2/c (No. 15)Monoclinic4.62
I41/a (No. 88)tetragonal2.40
Synthesis

Synthesis Routes

Literature-extracted synthesis procedures targeting SrMoO4.

Sol-Gel
Procedure available · ceder_solid_state
Sol-Gel
Procedure available · ceder_solid_state
Uses

Applications

Where Strontium molybdate is used.

Phosphor materialsScintillatorsCatalysisSolid-state lasers
Reference

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Strontium molybdate, answered from cross-validated data.

What is SrMoO4?

Strontium molybdate is an inorganic crystalline compound often studied for its optical and electronic properties. It is primarily utilized in the development of advanced materials for light-emitting devices and as a component in specialized ceramic applications.

More questions
What is SrMoO4 used for?
Strontium molybdate (SrMoO4) is used in phosphor materials, scintillators, catalysis, and solid-state lasers.
What is the band gap of SrMoO4?
Strontium molybdate (SrMoO4) has a DFT-computed band gap of 3.75–3.84 eV across 7 reported structures.
Is SrMoO4 a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
With a wide band gap up to 3.84 eV it is an insulator / wide-band-gap material.
Is SrMoO4 thermodynamically stable?
Yes — Strontium molybdate (SrMoO4) sits on the convex hull (energy above hull 0 eV/atom), i.e. on hull (stable).
What is the crystal structure of SrMoO4?
The lowest-energy reported polymorph of Strontium molybdate (SrMoO4) is tetragonal symmetry, space group I41/a (No. 88).
What is the density of SrMoO4?
The computed density of the ground-state structure of Strontium molybdate (SrMoO4) is 4.69 g/cm³.
How many polymorphs of SrMoO4 are known?
7 structures of SrMoO4 are reported across 4 databases, spanning 2 distinct space groups.
How is SrMoO4 synthesized?
Literature-reported routes for SrMoO4 include sol-gel (2 procedures documented).
What elements does SrMoO4 contain?
Strontium molybdate (SrMoO4) contains Mo, O, and Sr (3 elements).
Where does the data for SrMoO4 come from?
SrMoO4 data is cross-referenced from materials_project, mpaloe, jarvis, cod.
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).
  • cod — Data from the Crystallography Open Database. Cite: Grazulis et al., Nucleic Acids Res. 40, D420 (2012).

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