Tin (II) selenide

Crystal structure
	__ Sn 2+ __ Se 2−
General
Surname	Tin (II) selenide
other names	Stannous selenides; Tinselenide;
Ratio formula	SnSe
Brief description	steel-gray solid
External identifiers / databases
EC number	215-257-6
ECHA InfoCard	100,013,871
PubChem	6432049
Wikidata	Q6589976
properties
Molar mass	197.67 g mol −1
Physical state	firmly
density	6.18 g cm −3
Melting point	861 ° C
solubility	almost insoluble in water; soluble in aqua regia, alkali sulphides and alkali selenides;
safety instructions
H and P phrases	H: 301-331-373-410
	P: 261-273-301 + 310-311-501
	As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

Tin (II) selenide is an inorganic chemical compound of tin from the group of selenides .

Extraction and presentation

Tin (II) selenide can be obtained by reacting tin with selenium at 350 ° C.

{\ displaystyle \ mathrm {Sn + Se \ longrightarrow SeSn}}

However, there are also known other ways of presenting organotin compounds.

properties

Tin (II) selenide is a steel-gray solid that is insoluble in water. The compound occurs in two crystal structures , the normal temperature variant of which has an orthorhombic crystal structure (a = 11.50 Å, b = 4.15 Å and c = 4.44 Å).

use

Tin (II) selenide is a (IV-VI) semiconductor with a narrow band gap and is of great interest in areas such as low-cost photovoltaics and storage switching devices.

Individual evidence

^ ^A ^b Dale L. Perry: Handbook of Inorganic Compounds . CRC Press, 1995, pp. 385 ( limited preview in Google Book Search).
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d data sheet Tin (II) selenide, 99.995% trace metals basis from Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on October 13, 2014 ( PDF ).
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e data sheet Tin selenide, 99.999% (metals basis) from AlfaAesar, accessed on October 13, 2014 ( PDF )(JavaScript required) .
↑ R. Colin, J. Drowart: Thermodynamic study of tin selenide and tin tellurides using a mass spectrometer. In: Transactions of the Faraday Society. 60, 1964, p. 673, doi : 10.1039 / TF9646000673 .
^ Egon Wiberg, Nils Wiberg: Inorganic Chemistry . Academic Press, 2001, pp. 906 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
^ Alan H. Cowley: Inorganic Syntheses . John Wiley & Sons, 2009, ISBN 0-470-13297-3 , pp. 86 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
↑ Y. Feutelais, M. Majid, B. Legendre, SG FRICS: Phase diagram investigation and proposition of a thermodynamic evaluation of the Tin-selenium system. In: Journal of Phase Equilibria. 17, 1996, pp. 40-49, doi : 10.1007 / BF02648368 .
↑ N. kumar, U. Parihar, R. Kumar, KJ Patel, CJ Panchal, N. Padha: Effect of Film Thickness on Optical Properties of Tin Selenide Thin Films Prepared by Thermal Evaporation for Photovoltaic Applications. In: American Journal of Materials Science. 2, 2012, pp. 41-45, doi : 10.5923 / j.materials.20120201.08 .

[Dale_L._Perry-1] A ^b Dale L. Perry: Handbook of Inorganic Compounds . CRC Press, 1995, pp. 385 ( limited preview in Google Book Search).

[Sigma-2] ta sheet Tin (II) selenide, 99.995% trace metals basis from Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on October 13, 2014 ( PDF ).

[Alfa-3] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e data sheet Tin selenide, 99.999% (metals basis) from AlfaAesar, accessed on October 13, 2014 ( PDF )(JavaScript required) .

[DOI10.1039/TF9646000673-4] R. Colin, J. Drowart: Thermodynamic study of tin selenide and tin tellurides using a mass spectrometer. In: Transactions of the Faraday Society. 60, 1964, p. 673, doi : 10.1039 / TF9646000673 .

[Egon_Wiberg,_Nils_Wiberg-5] Egon Wiberg, Nils Wiberg: Inorganic Chemistry . Academic Press, 2001, pp. 906 ( limited preview in Google Book search).

[Alan_H._Cowley-6] Alan H. Cowley: Inorganic Syntheses . John Wiley & Sons, 2009, ISBN 0-470-13297-3 , pp. 86 ( limited preview in Google Book search).

[DOI10.1007/BF02648368-7] Y. Feutelais, M. Majid, B. Legendre, SG FRICS: Phase diagram investigation and proposition of a thermodynamic evaluation of the Tin-selenium system. In: Journal of Phase Equilibria. 17, 1996, pp. 40-49, doi : 10.1007 / BF02648368 .

[DOI10.5923/j.materials.20120201.08-8] N. kumar, U. Parihar, R. Kumar, KJ Patel, CJ Panchal, N. Padha: Effect of Film Thickness on Optical Properties of Tin Selenide Thin Films Prepared by Thermal Evaporation for Photovoltaic Applications. In: American Journal of Materials Science. 2, 2012, pp. 41-45, doi : 10.5923 / j.materials.20120201.08 .