Copper selenide is an inorganic binary compound between copper and selenium. The chemical formula depends on the ratio between the two elements, such as CuSe or Cu2Se.
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Copper Selenide
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| Molar mass | 206.063 g·mol−1 |
| Appearance | Dark blue, black |
| Density | 6.84 g/mL[1] |
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| P260, P261, P264, P270, P271, P273, P301+P310, P304+P340, P311, P314, P321, P330, P391, P403+P233, P405, P501 | |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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The crystalline structure and electronic behavior is determined by its elemental composition.[2] Stoichiometric copper selenide is a zero bandgap material with metal-like behavior.[3] Copper-deficient Cu2-xSe (non-stoichiometric) is an intrinsic p-type semiconductor with direct and indirect bandgap energies in the range of 2.1–2.3 eV and 1.2–1.4 eV, respectively.[4] It is frequently grown as nanoparticles or other nanostructures.[5][6][7]
Uses edit
Copper selenide is produced in-situ to form a protective black coating on iron or steel parts in some cold-bluing processes.[8] Bluing solutions that operate in this manner will typically be labeled as containing selenous acid or selenium dioxide.[9][10] It has also been investigated for use in the treatment of colon cancer.[6]
Natural occurrences edit
Copper selenides are the most common selenium minerals. CuSe is known in mineralogy as klockmannite,[11] while Cu2Se occurs as two polymorphs, berzelianite[12] (isometric, more common) and bellidoite (tetragonal). There are more natural Cu selenides to date, including umangite, Cu3Se2 and athabascaite, Cu5Se4.[13]
See also edit
References edit
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- ^ Lanling, Zhao; Wang, Xiaolin; F. Yun, Frank (5 February 2015). "The Effects of Te2− and I− Substitutions on the Electronic Structures, Thermoelectric Performance, and Hardness in Melt-Quenched Highly Dense Cu2-xSe". Advanced Electronic Materials. 1 (3). doi:10.1002/aelm.201400015. S2CID 137099918. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ Tyagi, Kriti; Gahtori, Bhasker (June 2015). "Enhanced thermoelectric performance of spark plasma sintered copper-deficient nanostructured copper selenide". Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids. 81: 100–105. Bibcode:2015JPCS...81..100T. doi:10.1016/j.jpcs.2015.01.018.
- ^ C. Singh, Subhash (September 2018). "Structural and compositional control in copper selenide nanocrystals for light-induced self-repairable electrodes". Nano Energy. 51: 774–785. doi:10.1016/j.nanoen.2018.07.020. PMC 6100260. PMID 30177955.
- ^ Xiao, Guanjun; Ning, Jiajia; Liu, Zhaoyang; Sui, Yongming; Wang, Yingnan; Dong, Qingfeng; Tian, Wenjing; Liu, Bingbing; Zou, Guangtian (2012). "Solution synthesis of copper selenide nanocrystals and their electrical transport properties". CrystEngComm. 14 (6): 2139. doi:10.1039/c2ce06270d.
- ^ a b Hessel, Colin M.; Pattani, Varun P.; Rasch, Michael; Panthani, Matthew G.; Koo, Bonil; Tunnell, James W.; Korgel, Brian A. (2011-05-10). "Copper Selenide Nanocrystals for Photothermal Therapy". Nano Letters. 11 (6): 2560–2566. Bibcode:2011NanoL..11.2560H. doi:10.1021/nl201400z. PMC 3111000. PMID 21553924.
- ^ Patidar, D.; Saxena, N. S. (2012-03-15). "Characterization of single phase copper selenide nanoparticles and their growth mechanism". Journal of Crystal Growth. 343 (1): 68–72. Bibcode:2012JCrGr.343...68P. doi:10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2012.01.026.
- ^ "Room Temperature Black Oxide". Archived from the original on 28 April 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ^ "Insta-Blak 333 MSDS" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ^ "Oxpho-Blue MSDS" (PDF). Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ^ Berry, L. G. (1954). "The crystal structure of covellite, cuse and klockmannite, cuse". American Mineralogist. 39 (5–6): 504–509.
- ^ Harris, D. C.; Cabri, L. J.; Murray, E. J. (1970). "An occurrence of a sulphur-bearing berzelianite" (PDF). The Canadian Mineralogist: 737–740.
- ^ Harris, D. C.; Cabri, L. J.; Kaiman, S. (1970). "Athabascaite: A New Copper Selenide Mineral from Martin Lake, Saskatchewan". The Canadian Mineralogist. 10 (2): 207–215.