YVO4
Yttrium orthovanadate · YVO
Yttrium orthovanadate is a stable semiconducting oxide primarily used as a host material for phosphors and laser components.
About Yttrium orthovanadate
Yttrium orthovanadate is a stable inorganic compound that exists as a semiconducting material. Its robust structural integrity and electronic characteristics make it a foundational component in the development of advanced optical and electronic devices.
Due to its high thermodynamic stability, this material is frequently employed as a host lattice for various dopants. Its ability to facilitate efficient energy transfer processes has established it as a critical material in modern photonics and display technologies.
Key Properties
Cross-validated computational properties for Yttrium orthovanadate, 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 YVO4. 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 YVO4, 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | 3.11 | 0.0000 | -3.114 | — |
| I41/amd (No. 141) | tetragonal | 2.98 | 0.0000 | -9.082 | 4.22 |
| I41/amd (No. 141) | tetragonal | 2.78 | 0.0000 | -3.239 | — |
| I41/a (No. 88) | tetragonal | 2.60 | 0.0040 | -3.235 | — |
| I41/a (No. 88) | tetragonal | 2.60 | 0.0041 | -3.235 | — |
| I41/a (No. 88) | tetragonal | 2.60 | 0.0041 | -3.235 | — |
| I41/a (No. 88) | tetragonal | 2.88 | 0.0367 | -9.045 | 4.59 |
| — | — | 3.12 | 0.0402 | -3.074 | — |
| — | — | 3.44 | 0.0789 | -3.035 | — |
| Cm (No. 8) | monoclinic | 1.97 | 0.2354 | -3.003 | — |
| I41/a (No. 88) | tetragonal | — | — | — | 5.00 |
| I41/a (No. 88) | tetragonal | — | — | — | 4.73 |
Synthesis Routes
Literature-extracted synthesis procedures targeting YVO4.
Applications
Where Yttrium orthovanadate is used.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Yttrium orthovanadate, answered from cross-validated data.
What is YVO4?
Yttrium orthovanadate is a stable semiconducting oxide primarily used as a host material for phosphors and laser components.
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How It Compares
As a highly stable and well-characterized material, Yttrium orthovanadate serves as a primary reference point for orthovanadate-based systems. It is recognized for its structural reliability and consistent performance in solid-state applications compared to more volatile or less stable members of the broader vanadate family.
Data sources & attribution
- 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)
- jarvis — Data from JARVIS (jarvis.nist.gov), NIST. Cite: Choudhary et al., npj Comp. Mater. 6, 173 (2020). (LicenseRef-US-Gov-PD)
- mpaloe — Data from MP-ALOE. Cite: Kuner et al., npj Comput. Mater. (2025), doi:10.1038/s41524-025-01834-9.
- cod — Data from the Crystallography Open Database (crystallography.net/cod/). Cite: Grazulis et al., J. Appl. Cryst. 42, 726 (2009). (CC0-1.0)
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