SrTeO3

strontium tellurite

Strontium tellurite is an inorganic compound composed of strontium, tellurium, and oxygen. It is primarily studied for its potential roles in advanced materials science, particularly in the development of optical components and specialized glass compositions.

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Crystal structure of SrTeO3 (monoclinic, P21/c (No. 14))
Ground-state structure · Materials Project
Overview

Key Properties

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

Band Gap

3.17–3.61 eV
Range across DFT structures

Energy Above Hull

0.000 eV/atom
Best (lowest) across sources

Stability

On hull (stable)
2 DFT sources

Structures

15
3 databases, 6 space groups
Crystallography

Reported Structures

Lowest-energy structures reported for SrTeO3, 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)monoclinic3.610.0000-6.3175.10
C2 (No. 5)monoclinic3.480.0024-6.3154.86
P1 (No. 1)triclinic3.230.0032-6.3144.62
C2/c (No. 15)monoclinic3.370.0043-6.3134.64
Cc (No. 9)monoclinic3.360.0062-6.3114.63
P-1 (No. 2)triclinic3.420.0066-6.3104.64
P1 (No. 1)triclinic3.170.0316-6.2854.15
P21/c (No. 14)Monoclinic5.10
P21/c (No. 14)Monoclinic5.10
P21/c (No. 14)Monoclinic5.10
P1 (No. 1)
P21/c (No. 14)
Uses

Applications

Where strontium tellurite is used.

optical materials researchspecialized glass manufacturingsolid-state chemistry research
Reference

Frequently Asked Questions

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

What is SrTeO3?

Strontium tellurite is an inorganic compound composed of strontium, tellurium, and oxygen. It is primarily studied for its potential roles in advanced materials science, particularly in the development of optical components and specialized glass compositions.

More questions
What is SrTeO3 used for?
strontium tellurite (SrTeO3) is used in optical materials research, specialized glass manufacturing, and solid-state chemistry research.
What is the band gap of SrTeO3?
strontium tellurite (SrTeO3) has a DFT-computed band gap of 3.17–3.61 eV across 15 reported structures.
Is SrTeO3 a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
With a wide band gap up to 3.61 eV it is an insulator / wide-band-gap material.
Is SrTeO3 thermodynamically stable?
Yes — strontium tellurite (SrTeO3) sits on the convex hull (energy above hull 0 eV/atom), i.e. on hull (stable).
What is the crystal structure of SrTeO3?
The lowest-energy reported polymorph of strontium tellurite (SrTeO3) is monoclinic symmetry, space group P21/c (No. 14).
What is the density of SrTeO3?
The computed density of the ground-state structure of strontium tellurite (SrTeO3) is 5.10 g/cm³.
How many polymorphs of SrTeO3 are known?
15 structures of SrTeO3 are reported across 3 databases, spanning 6 distinct space groups.
What elements does SrTeO3 contain?
strontium tellurite (SrTeO3) contains O, Sr, and Te (3 elements).
Where does the data for SrTeO3 come from?
SrTeO3 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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