Ni2P2
Ni2P2 has a DFT band gap of Metallic / not reported across 45 reported structures in 17 space groups. Cross-validated across 4 computational databases.
At a glance
Key Properties
Cross-validated computational properties for Ni2P2, 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.
0.016 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.
Near hull (likely stable)
2 DFT sources
StructuresCount of reported calculated crystal structures for this formula, including alternate polymorphs, source databases, and observed space groups.
45
4 databases, 17 space groups
Synthesis
Synthesis Routes
Literature-extracted synthesis procedures targeting Ni2P2.
Solid State
Procedure available · ceder_solid_state
Reference
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Ni2P2, answered from cross-validated data.
What is the band gap of Ni2P2?
Ni2P2 is computed to be metallic (no band gap) in the reported DFT structures.
More questions
Is Ni2P2 a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
Computed band structures report no gap, so it is metallic.
Is Ni2P2 thermodynamically stable?
Ni2P2 has a lowest energy above hull of 0.016 eV/atom (near hull (likely stable)).
How many polymorphs of Ni2P2 are known?
45 structures of Ni2P2 are reported across 4 databases, spanning 17 distinct space groups.
How is Ni2P2 synthesized?
Literature-reported routes for Ni2P2 include solid state.
What elements does Ni2P2 contain?
Ni2P2 contains Ni and P (2 elements).
Where does the data for Ni2P2 come from?
Ni2P2 data is cross-referenced from latticegraph.
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Related Compounds
Other Transition-Metal Phosphide Catalysts in the database.
Data sources & attribution
- latticegraph — Lattice Graph Materials Intelligence Platform
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