B5Mo2
B5Mo2 has a DFT band gap of Metallic / not reported across 28 reported structures in 8 space groups. Cross-validated across 4 computational databases.
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Key Properties
Cross-validated computational properties for B5Mo2, aggregated across 4 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.
Metallic / not reported
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.
0.435 eV/atom
Best (lowest) across sources
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.
Above hull
3 DFT sources
StructuresCount of reported calculated crystal structures for this formula, including alternate polymorphs, source databases, and observed space groups.
28
4 databases, 8 space groups
Reference
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about B5Mo2, answered from cross-validated data.
What is the band gap of B5Mo2?
B5Mo2 is computed to be metallic (no band gap) in the reported DFT structures.
More questions
Is B5Mo2 a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
Computed band structures report no gap, so it is metallic.
Is B5Mo2 thermodynamically stable?
B5Mo2 has a lowest energy above hull of 0.435 eV/atom (above hull).
How many polymorphs of B5Mo2 are known?
28 structures of B5Mo2 are reported across 4 databases, spanning 8 distinct space groups.
What elements does B5Mo2 contain?
B5Mo2 contains B and Mo (2 elements).
Where does the data for B5Mo2 come from?
B5Mo2 data is cross-referenced from latticegraph.
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Related Compounds
Other Transition-Metal Borides in the database.
Data sources & attribution
- latticegraph — Lattice Graph Materials Intelligence Platform
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