ZnCdS2
Cadmium zinc sulfide
This material is a semiconductor alloy formed by combining zinc sulfide and cadmium sulfide. It is primarily researched for its tunable optical properties, which allow it to be used in advanced light-harvesting and sensing technologies.
Key Properties
Cross-validated computational properties for ZnCdS2, 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.
Reported Structures
Lowest-energy structures reported for ZnCdS2, 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P-4m2 (No. 115) | tetragonal | 1.37 | 0.0202 | -12.120 | 4.49 |
| P3m1 (No. 156) | trigonal | 1.33 | 0.0338 | -12.107 | 4.35 |
| P3m1 (No. 156) | Trigonal | — | — | — | 4.35 |
| P3m1 (No. 156) | Trigonal | — | — | — | 4.51 |
| P3m1 (No. 156) | Trigonal | — | — | — | 4.47 |
| P-4m2 (No. 115) | Tetragonal | — | — | — | 4.35 |
| P-4m2 (No. 115) | Tetragonal | — | — | — | 4.54 |
| P-4m2 (No. 115) | Tetragonal | — | — | — | 4.49 |
| P3m1 (No. 156) | — | — | — | — | — |
| P-4m2 (No. 115) | — | — | — | — | — |
Applications
Where ZnCdS2 is used.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about ZnCdS2, answered from cross-validated data.
What is ZnCdS2?
This material is a semiconductor alloy formed by combining zinc sulfide and cadmium sulfide. It is primarily researched for its tunable optical properties, which allow it to be used in advanced light-harvesting and sensing technologies.
What is ZnCdS2 used for?
What is the band gap of ZnCdS2?
Is ZnCdS2 a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
Is ZnCdS2 thermodynamically stable?
What is the crystal structure of ZnCdS2?
What is the density of ZnCdS2?
How many polymorphs of ZnCdS2 are known?
What elements does ZnCdS2 contain?
Where does the data for ZnCdS2 come from?
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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