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. 2015 Nov 7;71(Pt 6):702–706. doi: 10.1107/S2052520615018387

Table 1. DFT/HSE06 calculated lattice parameters and bond lengths in β-CuM IIIO2 (M = Al, Ga, In, Sc, Y, La), and energy difference between the delafossite and β phases.

A positive number indicates that the β phase is less stable than the delafossite phase.

System a (Å) b (Å) c (Å) ΔH f (eV per atom)
β-CuAlO2 5.29 6.46 5.21 0.146
β-CuGaO2 5.46 6.63 5.29 0.119
β-CuGaO2 (Omata et al., 2014) 5.46 6.61 5.27
β-CuInO2 6.55 6.61 6.46 0.228
β-CuScO2 5.92 6.58 5.42 0.291
β-CuYO2 6.53 6.75 5.26 0.359
β-CuLaO2 6.77 6.85 5.26 0.327