Platinum diselenide

Platinum diselenide
Names
Other names
Platinum(IV) selenide
Sudovikovite
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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  • [Se]=[Pt]=[Se]
Properties
PtSe2
Molar mass 353.026 g·mol−1
Appearance opaque metallic yellowish white
Density 9.54
Melting point decomposes
insoluble
Band gap 0 (bulk) 1.3 eV monolayer
Structure
space group P3m1 164 hexagonal
a = 3.728[1], c = 5.031
octahedral
Related compounds
Other anions
platinum disulfide platinum ditelluride PtSeTe PtSSe
Other cations
palladium diselenide NiSeTe
Related platinum selenides
Luberoite Pt5Se4
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Platinum diselenide is a transition metal dichalcogenide with the formula PtSe2. It is a layered substance that can be split into layers down to three atoms thick. PtSe2 can behave as a metalloid or as a semiconductor depending on the thickness.

  1. ^ Guo, G Y; Liang, W Y (10 March 1986). "The electronic structures of platinum dichalcogenides: PtS2 , PtSe2 and PtTe2". Journal of Physics C: Solid State Physics. 19 (7): 995–1008. Bibcode:1986JPhC...19..995G. doi:10.1088/0022-3719/19/7/011.