YBiO3

YBiO3 is a metastable, wide-gap insulating oxide used primarily in fundamental materials research to explore complex structural phases.

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Crystal structure of YBiO3
Ground-state structure · Materials Project
Overview

About YBiO3

YBiO3 is a complex oxide characterized by its wide-gap insulating electronic nature. As a metastable material, it represents a unique structural configuration within the yttrium-bismuth-oxygen system, offering researchers a distinct platform for studying phase stability and electronic behavior in insulating oxides.

Its significance lies in its structural diversity, with numerous reported configurations that highlight the complexity of its lattice arrangements. This material is primarily of interest in fundamental materials science research, where understanding the interplay between its constituent elements is key to exploring new functional properties in insulating ceramic systems.

At a glance

Key Properties

Cross-validated computational properties for YBiO3, aggregated across 3 databases.

Band Gap

1.69–3.07 eV
Range across DFT structures

Energy Above Hull

0.033 eV/atom
Best (lowest) across sources

Stability

Metastable
2 DFT sources

Structures

27
3 databases, 7 space groups
Uses

Applications

Where YBiO3 is used.

Fundamental materials science researchElectronic property studiesOptoelectronic material development
Reference

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about YBiO3, answered from cross-validated data.

What is YBiO3?

YBiO3 is a metastable, wide-gap insulating oxide used primarily in fundamental materials research to explore complex structural phases.

More questions
What is YBiO3 used for?
YBiO3 is used in fundamental materials science research, electronic property studies, and optoelectronic material development.
What is the band gap of YBiO3?
YBiO3 has a DFT-computed band gap of 1.69–3.07 eV across 27 reported structures.
Is YBiO3 a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
With a wide band gap up to 3.07 eV it is an insulator / wide-band-gap material.
Is YBiO3 thermodynamically stable?
YBiO3 has a lowest energy above hull of 0.033 eV/atom (metastable).
How many polymorphs of YBiO3 are known?
27 structures of YBiO3 are reported across 3 databases, spanning 7 distinct space groups.
What elements does YBiO3 contain?
YBiO3 contains Bi, O, and Y (3 elements).
Where does the data for YBiO3 come from?
YBiO3 data is cross-referenced from latticegraph.
Comparison

How It Compares

As a metastable compound, YBiO3 occupies a specialized niche in materials science, serving as a subject of intense structural investigation. Unlike more common, thermodynamically stable oxides, its metastable nature allows for the exploration of unique structural phases that are not easily accessed in more traditional, stable ceramic materials.

Data sources & attribution
  • latticegraph — Lattice Graph Materials Intelligence Platform

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