Names | |
---|---|
IUPAC name
Indium(III) selenide
| |
Other names
indium selenide, indium sesquiselenide
| |
Identifiers | |
ECHA InfoCard | 100.031.821 |
PubChem CID
|
|
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
|
|
Properties | |
In2Se3 | |
Molar mass | 466.516 g/mol |
Appearance | black crystalline solid |
Density | 5.80 g/cm³ |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
|
Indium(III) selenide is a compound of indium and selenium. It has potential for use in photovoltaic devices and has been the subject of extensive research. The two most common phases, α and β, have a layered structure, while γ has a "defect wurtzite structure." In all, five polymorphs are known: α, β, γ, δ, κ.[1] The α-β phase transition is accompanied by a change in electrical conductivity.[2] The band gap of γ-In2Se3 is approximately 1.9 eV.
The method of production influences the polymorph generated. For example, thin films of pure γ-In2Se3 have been produced from trimethylindium (InMe3) and hydrogen selenide via MOCVD techniques.[3]
A conventional route entails heating the elements in a seal-tube:[4]
Greenwood, Norman N.; Earnshaw, Alan (1997). Chemistry of the Elements (2nd ed.). Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN 978-0-08-037941-8.
Indium(I) |
| ||
---|---|---|---|
Indium(I,III) | |||
Indium(III) |
|
Salts and covalent derivatives of the selenide ion | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|