Rubidium selenide

Rubidium selenide
Rubidium selenide
Rb+: __ Se2-: __
Names
IUPAC name
Rubidium selenide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
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EC Number
  • 250-447-2
  • InChI=1S/2Rb.Se/q2*+1;-2
    Key: FQJOSIUDOWCYLV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • [Se-2].[Rb+].[Rb+]
Properties
Rb2Se
Molar mass 249.89
Appearance colourless, highly hygroscopic crystals[1]
Density 2.912 g/cm3[2]
3.16 g/cm3[3]
Melting point 733 °C[2]
hydrolyses[4]
Solubility in other solvents soluble in ethanol and glycerin
Structure
cubic: inverse fluorite structure
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards
 toxic
GHS labelling:
GHS06: ToxicGHS08: Health hazardGHS09: Environmental hazard
H301, H331, H373, H410
Related compounds
Other anions
 rubidium oxide, rubidium sulfide, rubidium telluride, rubidium polonide
Other cations
 lithium selenide, sodium selenide, caesium selenide, francium selenide
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Rubidium selenide is an inorganic compound composed of selenium and rubidium. It is a selenide with a chemical formula of Rb2Se. Rubidium selenide is used together with caesium selenide in photovoltaic cells.[5]

  1. ^ Jean D'Ans, Ellen Lax: Taschenbuch für Chemiker und Physiker. 3. Elemente, anorganische Verbindungen und Materialien, Minerale, Band 3. 4. Auflage, Springer, 1997, ISBN 978-3-5406-0035-0, S. 692 ([1], p. 692, at Google Books).
  2. ^ a b Dale L. Perry, Sidney L. Phillips: Handbook of inorganic compounds. CRC Press, 1995, ISBN 978-0-8493-8671-8, S. 336 ([2], p. 336, at Google Books).
  3. ^ Sommer, Helmut; Hoppe, Rudolf (February 1977). "Die Kristallstruktur von Cs2S. mit einer Bemerkung über Cs2Se, Cs2Te, Rb2Se und Rb2Te" [The crystal structure of cesium sulfide and a remark about cesium selenide, cesium telluride, rubidium selenide, and rubidium telluride]. Zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine Chemie (in German). 429 (1): 118–130. doi:10.1002/zaac.19774290116.
  4. ^ Rubidium selenide at AlfaAesar, accessed on Dienstag, 29. Juni 2010 (PDF) (JavaScript required).[dead link‍]
  5. ^ Solid State Technology. Vol. 4. Cowan Publishing Corporation. 1961. p. 34.