Antimony triselenide

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Antimony triselenide
Identifiers
CAS number 1315-05-5
PubChem 6391662
ChemSpider 11483776 YesY
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Properties
Molecular formula Sb2Se3
Molar mass 480.4 g/mol
Appearance black crystals
Density 5.81 g/cm3, solid
Melting point

611 °C

Structure
Crystal structure Orthorhombic, oP20, SpaceGroup = Pnma, No. 62
Related compounds
Other anions antimony(III) oxide, antimony(III) sulfide, antimony(III) telluride
Other cations arsenic(III) selenide, bismuth(III) selenide
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Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox references

Antimony triselenide is the chemical compound with the formula Sb2Se3. The material exists as the sulfosalt mineral antimonselite, which crystallizes in an orthorhombic space group.[1] In this compound, antimony is assigned the oxidation state 3+ and selenium 2-, but in fact the bonding in this compound is highly covalent as reflected by the black color and semiconducting properties of this and related materials.[2]

It may be formed by the reaction of antimony with selenium.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Jambor, J. L.; Grew, E. S."New Mineral Names" American Mineralogist, Volume 79, pages 387-391, 1994.
  2. ^ Caracas, R.; Gonze, X. "First-principles study of the electronic properties of A2B3 minerals,, with A=Bi,Sb and B=S,Se, Note: Hypothetical sulphosalt structure derived from density functional theory"" Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 2005, volume 32 p.295-300.
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