Zn₂Co₄O₈ is a mixed-metal oxide semiconductor compound combining zinc and cobalt in a spinel-type crystal structure. This material is primarily of research and emerging-technology interest rather than established industrial production, with potential applications in electrochemistry, catalysis, and energy storage where its mixed-valence metal centers and semiconducting properties offer tunable electronic characteristics. Engineers consider this material family when conventional single-metal oxides lack the required catalytic activity, charge transport, or redox cycling performance for next-generation energy devices.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bulk Modulus(K) | 30,685.2 | ksi | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Shear Modulus(G) | 12,119.4 | ksi | DFT · OptB88vdW |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Band Gap(Eg) | 0.7253 | eV | DFT · OptB88vdW |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Formation Energy(ΔHf) | -1.375 | eV/atom | DFT · OptB88vdW |
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