Niobium diselenide

Niobium diselenide

2H NbSe2 structure

Electron micrograph showing a local coexistence of different NbSe2 structures in one sample
Names
Other names
Niobium(IV) selenide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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EC Number
  • 234-811-8
  • InChI=1S/Nb.2Se
    Key: CXRFFSKFQFGBOT-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • [Se]=[Nb]=[Se]
Properties
NbSe2
Molar mass 250.83 g/mol[1]
Appearance Gray solid[1]
Density 6.3 g/cm3[1]
Melting point >1300 °C[1]
Structure
hP6, space group P6
3
/mmc, No 194[2]
a = 0.344 nm, c = 1.254 nm
Trigonal prismatic (NbIV)
Pyramidal (Se2−)
Related compounds
Other anions
Niobium dioxide
Other cations
Molybdenum diselenide
Tungsten diselenide
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Niobium diselenide or niobium(IV) selenide is a layered transition metal dichalcogenide with formula NbSe2. Niobium diselenide is a lubricant, and a superconductor at temperatures below 7.2 K that exhibit a charge density wave (CDW). NbSe2 crystallizes in several related forms, and can be mechanically exfoliated into monatomic layers, similar to other transition metal dichalcogenide monolayers. Monolayer NbSe2 exhibits very different properties from the bulk material, such as of Ising superconductivity, quantum metallic state, and strong enhancement of the CDW.[3]

  1. ^ a b c d Haynes, William M., ed. (2011). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (92nd ed.). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. p. 4.78. ISBN 1-4398-5511-0.
  2. ^ Rajora, O. S; Curzon, A. E (1987). "The preparation and X-ray diffraction study of the layer materials NbSxSe2−x for 0 ≦ x ≦ 2". Physica Status Solidi A. 99 (1): 65. Bibcode:1987PSSAR..99...65R. doi:10.1002/pssa.2210990108.
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