Tantalum diselenide

Tantalum diselenide
Tantalum diselenide
Names
IUPAC name
Tantalum diselenide
Other names
Tantalum(IV) diselenide
Tantalum selenide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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EC Number
  • 234-898-2
  • InChI=1S/2Se.Ta
    Key: IYJABVNLJXJBTP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • [Se]=[Ta]=[Se]
Properties
TaSe
2
Molar mass 338.87 g/mol
Appearance Silverish/goldish solid
Structure
a = 0.343 nm (2H), 0.348 nm (1T), c = 1.27 nm (2H), 0.627 nm (1T)
Related compounds
Other anions
Tantalum ditelluride
Tantalum disulfide
Other cations
Molybdenum diselenide
Niobium diselenide
Tungsten diselenide
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Tantalum diselenide is a compound made with tantalum and selenium atoms, with chemical formula TaSe2, which belongs to the family of transition metal dichalcogenides. In contrast to molybdenum disulfide (MoS2)[1] or rhenium disulfide (ReS2),[2] tantalum diselenide does not occur spontaneously in nature, but it can be synthesized. Depending on the growth parameters, different types of crystal structures can be stabilized.

In the 2010s, interest in this compound has risen due to its ability to show a charge density wave (CDW), which depends on the crystal structure, up to 600 K (327 °C),[3] while other transition metal dichalcogenides normally need to be cooled down to hundreds of kelvins or even below to observe the same capability.

  1. ^ "Molybdenite-2H". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
  2. ^ "Rheniite". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
  3. ^ Yan, Jia-an; Dela Cruz, Mack A.; Cook, Brandon; Varga, Kalman (December 2015). "Structural, electronic and vibrational properties of few-layer 2H- and 1T-TaSe2". Scientific Reports. 5 (1): 16646. Bibcode:2015NatSR...516646Y. doi:10.1038/srep16646. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 4644971. PMID 26568454.