SrSeO4

strontium selenate

Strontium selenate is a stable, insulating inorganic compound composed of strontium, selenium, and oxygen.

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Crystal structure of SrSeO4 (monoclinic, P21/c (No. 14))
Ground-state structure · Materials Project
Overview

About strontium selenate

Strontium selenate is a stable inorganic compound characterized by its insulating electronic nature. As a member of the selenate family, it maintains structural integrity under standard conditions, making it a reliable subject for fundamental materials research.

Its position on the convex hull signifies high thermodynamic stability, which is essential for its potential utility in specialized chemical synthesis and material science investigations. The compound is well-documented across multiple structural databases, reflecting its significance in the study of alkaline earth metal oxoanions.

At a glance

Key Properties

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

Band Gap

3.20–3.83 eV
Range across DFT structures · ground state: insulator

Energy Above Hull

0.000 eV/atom
Best (lowest) across sources

Stability

Stable
3 DFT sources

Structures

8
3 databases, 3 space groups
Validation

Cross-Source DFT Agreement

How well independent DFT databases agree on the thermodynamics of SrSeO4. Tight agreement means computed properties can be trusted without re-running calculations.

Agreement Score

1.00 / 1.00
Trust tier: high

Hull Spread

0.000 eV
EAH spread across sources

Sources Compared

3
jarvis, materials_project, oqmd

Space Group Consensus

All match
Crystallography

Reported Structures

Lowest-energy structures reported for SrSeO4, ranked by energy above hull.

Space GroupCrystal SystemBand Gap (eV)E above hull (eV/atom)E/atom (eV)Density (g/cm³)
P21/c (No. 14)monoclinic3.750.0000-1.796—
——3.710.0000-1.961—
P21/c (No. 14)monoclinic3.540.0000-6.3144.37
——3.720.0141-1.947—
——3.830.0210-1.940—
——3.200.3289-1.633—
P21/c (No. 14)monoclinic———4.40
P-6m2 (No. 187)hexagonal———3.86
C2 (No. 5)monoclinic———4.09
P-6m2 (No. 187)hexagonal———3.98
Uses

Applications

Where strontium selenate is used.

Chemical synthesisMaterials science researchInorganic structural studies
Reference

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about strontium selenate, answered from cross-validated data.

What is SrSeO4?

Strontium selenate is a stable, insulating inorganic compound composed of strontium, selenium, and oxygen.

More questions
What is SrSeO4 used for?
strontium selenate (SrSeO4) is used in chemical synthesis, materials science research, and inorganic structural studies.
What is the band gap of SrSeO4?
strontium selenate (SrSeO4) has a DFT-computed band gap of 3.20–3.83 eV across 8 reported structures. Standard DFT underestimates band gaps, so the measured gap is typically larger.
Is SrSeO4 a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
DFT predicts a wide band gap of up to 3.83 eV (an insulator or wide-band-gap material).
Is SrSeO4 thermodynamically stable?
Yes — strontium selenate (SrSeO4) sits on the convex hull (energy above hull 0 eV/atom), i.e. stable.
What is the crystal structure of SrSeO4?
The reference structure of strontium selenate (SrSeO4) is monoclinic symmetry, space group P21/c (No. 14).
How many polymorphs of SrSeO4 are known?
8 structures of SrSeO4 are reported across 3 databases, spanning 3 distinct space groups.
What elements does SrSeO4 contain?
strontium selenate (SrSeO4) contains O, Se, and Sr (3 elements).
Where does the data for SrSeO4 come from?
SrSeO4 data is cross-referenced from jarvis, oqmd, materials_project, cod, mpaloe.
Comparison

How It Compares

As a stable selenate, this compound serves as a representative example of the structural diversity found within alkaline earth metal oxoanion systems, providing a baseline for understanding the bonding and stability trends inherent to this chemical class.

Data sources & attribution
  • 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)
  • materials_project — Data from the Materials Project (materialsproject.org). Cite: Jain et al., APL Materials 1, 011002 (2013). (CC-BY-4.0)
  • cod — Data from the Crystallography Open Database (crystallography.net/cod/). Cite: Grazulis et al., J. Appl. Cryst. 42, 726 (2009). (CC0-1.0)
  • mpaloe — Data from MP-ALOE. Cite: Kuner et al., npj Comput. Mater. (2025), doi:10.1038/s41524-025-01834-9.

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