V2Cd3O8
V2Cd3O8 is a semiconducting oxide material with potential utility in transparent electronic and optoelectronic technologies.
About V2Cd3O8
V2Cd3O8 is a complex oxide belonging to the class of transparent conducting materials. Its semiconducting electronic character makes it an intriguing candidate for research into materials that balance optical transparency with electrical conductivity. The compound is characterized by its near-hull thermodynamic stability, suggesting that it is a viable target for experimental synthesis and structural characterization.
As a member of the broader family of conducting oxides, this material is studied for its potential role in next-generation electronics. Its structural complexity and the presence of cadmium and vanadium suggest unique coordination environments that may be leveraged to tune electronic properties for specific optoelectronic device architectures.
Key Properties
Cross-validated computational properties for V2Cd3O8, aggregated across 3 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 V2Cd3O8. 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 V2Cd3O8, 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pmc21 (No. 26) | orthorhombic | 2.62 | 0.0175 | -1.929 | — |
| — | — | 2.83 | 0.0201 | -1.881 | — |
| Pmc21 (No. 26) | orthorhombic | 2.47 | 0.0221 | -6.606 | 4.89 |
| — | — | 2.55 | 0.0596 | -1.842 | — |
| Pmc21 (No. 26) | orthorhombic | — | — | — | 5.04 |
| Pmc21 (No. 26) | orthorhombic | — | — | — | 5.34 |
| Pmc21 (No. 26) | orthorhombic | — | — | — | 4.89 |
Applications
Where V2Cd3O8 is used.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about V2Cd3O8, answered from cross-validated data.
What is V2Cd3O8?
V2Cd3O8 is a semiconducting oxide material with potential utility in transparent electronic and optoelectronic technologies.
What is V2Cd3O8 used for?
What is the band gap of V2Cd3O8?
Is V2Cd3O8 a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
Is V2Cd3O8 thermodynamically stable?
What is the crystal structure of V2Cd3O8?
How many polymorphs of V2Cd3O8 are known?
What elements does V2Cd3O8 contain?
Where does the data for V2Cd3O8 come from?
How It Compares
Within the transparent conducting oxides class.
Within the diverse landscape of transparent conducting oxides, V2Cd3O8 occupies a niche position compared to more conventional materials like ZnO or BaSnO3. While ZnO is widely utilized for its well-understood conductivity and established processing techniques, V2Cd3O8 represents a more complex structural variant that expands the chemical space available for designing transparent semiconductors with potentially distinct carrier transport characteristics.
Related Compounds
Other Transparent Conducting Oxides in the database.
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)
- mpaloe — Data from MP-ALOE. Cite: Kuner et al., npj Comput. Mater. (2025), doi:10.1038/s41524-025-01834-9.
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