V3Bi
V3Bi is a semiconducting intermetallic compound of vanadium and bismuth that is typically found in a metastable state.
About V3Bi
V3Bi is a binary intermetallic compound composed of vanadium and bismuth. As a semiconducting material, it represents a unique combination of a transition metal and a heavy p-block element, offering distinct electronic properties that distinguish it from standard metallic alloys.
Given its position relative to the thermodynamic ground state, this compound is considered metastable. Its existence across numerous structural configurations in computational databases highlights its role as an intriguing subject for research into phase stability and the synthesis of non-equilibrium materials.
Key Properties
Cross-validated computational properties for V3Bi, aggregated across 2 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.
Synthesis Routes
Literature-extracted synthesis procedures targeting V3Bi.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about V3Bi, answered from cross-validated data.
What is V3Bi?
V3Bi is a semiconducting intermetallic compound of vanadium and bismuth that is typically found in a metastable state.
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Is V3Bi a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
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How It Compares
As a standalone entry in this context, V3Bi serves as a representative example of complex binary systems that exist above the thermodynamic hull, illustrating the challenges and potential for synthesizing metastable phases in vanadium-bismuth chemistry.
Data sources & attribution
- latticegraph — Lattice Graph Materials Intelligence Platform
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