Ba8O18Ta4
Ba8O18Ta4 has a DFT band gap of 3.46–3.96 eV across 6 reported structures in 3 space groups. Cross-validated across 3 computational databases.
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Key Properties
Cross-validated computational properties for Ba8O18Ta4, 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.
3.46–3.96 eV
Range across DFT structures
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.
0.000 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.
On hull (stable)
2 DFT sources
StructuresCount of reported calculated crystal structures for this formula, including alternate polymorphs, source databases, and observed space groups.
6
3 databases, 3 space groups
Reference
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Ba8O18Ta4, answered from cross-validated data.
What is the band gap of Ba8O18Ta4?
Ba8O18Ta4 has a DFT-computed band gap of 3.46–3.96 eV across 6 reported structures.
More questions
Is Ba8O18Ta4 a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
With a wide band gap up to 3.96 eV it is an insulator / wide-band-gap material.
Is Ba8O18Ta4 thermodynamically stable?
Yes — Ba8O18Ta4 sits on the convex hull (energy above hull 0 eV/atom), i.e. on hull (stable).
How many polymorphs of Ba8O18Ta4 are known?
6 structures of Ba8O18Ta4 are reported across 3 databases, spanning 3 distinct space groups.
What elements does Ba8O18Ta4 contain?
Ba8O18Ta4 contains Ba, O, and Ta (3 elements).
Where does the data for Ba8O18Ta4 come from?
Ba8O18Ta4 data is cross-referenced from latticegraph.
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Related Compounds
Other Perovskite Oxides in the database.
Data sources & attribution
- latticegraph — Lattice Graph Materials Intelligence Platform
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