Mercury Selenide (HgSe)-Powder

(Mercury Selenide (HgSe)-Powder)

CAS: 20601-83-6 Molecular Formula: HgSe Purity: 99.9%-99.999 % Products Code: TR Specification Model: – 200 mesh EINECS No.: 243-910-5

Characteristic

Mercury selenide (HgSe) is a chemical compound of mercury and selenium. It is a grey-black crystalline solid semi-metal with a sphalerite structure. The lattice constant is 0.608 nm.

Chemical formula：HgSe

CAS#:20601-83-6

Molar mass：279.55 g/mol

Appearance：grey-black solid

Odor：odorless

Density：8.266 g/cm3

Melting point：1,000 °C; 1,830 °F; 1,270 K

Solubility in water：insoluble

Crystal structure：sphalerite

Application

Selenium is used in filters in some steel plants to remove mercury from exhaust gases. The solid product formed is HgSe.

HgSe can be used as an ohmic contact to wide-gap II-VI semiconductors such as zinc selenide or zinc oxide.

(Mercury Selenide (HgSe)-Powder)