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TIN SELENIDE

TIN SELENIDE structure

TIN SELENIDE 

structure
  • CAS No:

    1315-06-6

  • Formula:

    SeSn

  • Chemical Name:

    TIN SELENIDE

  • Synonyms:

    SeSn;SnSe;Tin selenide (SnSe);TIN (II) SELENIDE;TIN SELENIDE;selanylidenestannane;selenoxostannane;Tinselenide,99.999%(metalsbasis)

  • Categories:

    Inorganic Chemistry  >  Inorganic Salts

Description

Tin Selenide is an inorganic compound with the formula SnSe. This compound is made of two elements, tin (Sn) and selenium (Se), and usually comes in a black or gray crystal form. Tin Selenide plays an extremely important role in the field of semiconductor materials and thermoelectric materials, especially in the energy conversion and storage technology has significant application potential. Tin Selenide is a compound with a layered crystal structure, which gives it excellent thermoelectric properties as well as excellent photoelectric properties. The crystal structure of Tin Selenide makes it highly efficient in electron and heat conduction, which makes it still maintain good stability in high temperature environment. Because of the unique physical and chemical properties of SnSe, it has become a hot spot of scientific research, especially in the field of low-dimensional materials and nanotechnology, attracting wide attention and in-depth research.


Tin selenide (SnSe) is a narrow band gap semiconductor comprised of environmentally friendly and earth abundant elements.


3–12mm pieces with 99.999% purity; steel gray prisms [MER06] [CER91]

TIN SELENIDE Basic Attributes

197.67

200.82700

215-257-6

TSCA listed

Metallic

Characteristics

0

-0.64910

3 to 12mm Pieces

d0 6.18

861°C

Insoluble in water. Soluble in aqua regia, alkali sulfides, and alkali selenides.

Sealed in dry,Room Temperature

Safety Information

III

6.1(b)

3288

3

T,N

20/21-28-45-60-61

T,N

Missing Phrase - N15.00950417-P260-P304 + P340 + P312-P403 + P233

23/25-33-50/53

3288

Toxicity

ACGIH: TWA 2 mg/m3; TWA 0.2 mg/m3NIOSH: IDLH 100 mg/m3; IDLH 1 mg/m3; TWA 2 mg/m3; TWA 0.2 mg/m3

TIN SELENIDE Use and Manufacturing

Uses

Tin selenide finds application in low- cost photovoltaics devices and memory-switching devices. It acts as a solid-state lubricant. It is also used for solar cells and anodes for lithium-ion batteries. Further, it is a narrow band-gap semiconductor.

Tin selenide (SnSe): ACTIVE

Computed Properties

Molecular Weight:199.70
Exact Mass:201.83437
Monoisotopic Mass:201.83437
Heavy Atom Count:2
Complexity:2
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count:1
Compound Is Canonicalized:Yes

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