Caesium telluride

Caesium telluride
Names
	IUPAC name Caesium telluridocaesium
	Other names Cesium telluride; dicaesium telluride
Identifiers
CAS Number	12191-06-9 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	74859;
ECHA InfoCard	100.032.137
EC Number	235-364-1;
PubChem CID	82968;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID401312915 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/2Cs.Te Key: LZDVDTNBLCLMGQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES [Cs][Te][Cs];
Properties
Chemical formula	Cs2Te
Molar mass	393.4
Appearance	Crystalline solid
Boiling point	395.717128
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Caesium telluride or Caesium telluridocaesium^[1] is an inorganic salt with a chemical formula Cs₂Te.^[2] Caesium telluride is used to make photo cathodes.^[3]

Caesium telluride is the photoemissive material used in many laser-driven radio frequency (RF) electron guns like in the TESLA Test Facility (TTF).^[4]

References

^ "Caesium telluridocaesium". ChemSpider. Royal Society of Chemistry. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
^ "Compound summary—Cesium telluride". PubChem. National Institutes of Health. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
^ "Cs2Te photocathode". Argonne National Laboratory. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
^ Optical Properties of Cesium Telluride (PDF). European Particle Accelerator Conference (EPAC). Paris, France. 2002. Retrieved January 10, 2023.

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[1] "Caesium telluridocaesium". ChemSpider. Royal Society of Chemistry. Retrieved January 9, 2023.

[2] "Compound summary—Cesium telluride". PubChem. National Institutes of Health. Retrieved January 9, 2023.

[3] "Cs2Te photocathode". Argonne National Laboratory. Retrieved January 9, 2023.

[4] Optical Properties of Cesium Telluride (PDF). European Particle Accelerator Conference (EPAC). Paris, France. 2002. Retrieved January 10, 2023.

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