Barium selenide

Barium selenide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.013.755 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 215-130-5
UNII
  • InChI=1S/Ba.Se/q+2;-2
    Key: RJWLRCHYHHXJLX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • [Se-2].[Ba+2]
Properties
BaSe
Molar mass 216.298 g·mol−1
Appearance white solid
Structure[1]
NaCl type (cubic)
Fm3m (No. 225)
a = 662.9 pm
4
Hazards
GHS labelling:[2]
GHS06: ToxicGHS08: Health hazardGHS09: Environmental hazard
Danger
H301, H331, H373, H410
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Barium selenide is an inorganic compound, with the chemical formula of BaSe. It is a white solid although typically samples are colored owing to the effects of air oxidation.[3]

BaSe has the lowest energy band gap among alkaline earth chalcogenides.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference DOI10.1007/BF02645971 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "C&L Inventory". echa.europa.eu.
  3. ^ P. Ehrlich (1963). "Alkaline Earth Metals". In G. Brauer (ed.). Handbook of Preparative Inorganic Chemistry, 2nd Ed. Vol. 2pages=939. NY, NY: Academic Press.
  4. ^ V. V. Sobolev, D. А. Merzlyakov, V. Val. Sobolev (March 2017). "A Study of the Optical Properties of Barium Selenide Crystals. I. Fundamental Functions". Journal of Applied Spectroscopy. 84 (1): 59–65. Bibcode:2017JApSp..84...59S. doi:10.1007/s10812-017-0427-1. ISSN 0021-9037. S2CID 254609774. Retrieved 2018-08-09.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)