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Bismuth selenide

granular (melted), ≥99.995% trace metals basis

• Synonym(s): Dibismuth triselenide
• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): Bi₂Se₃
• CAS Number: 12068-69-8
• Molecular Weight: 654.84
• EC Number: 235-104-7
• MDL number: MFCD00014200
• UNSPSC Code: 12352300
• PubChem Substance ID: 329764823
• NACRES: NA.23

Properties

• assay: ≥99.995% trace metals basis
• form: granular (melted)
• greener alternative product characteristics: Design for Energy Efficiency; Learn more about the Principles of Green Chemistry.
• sustainability: Greener Alternative Product
• mp: 710 °C (lit.)
• greener alternative category: , Enabling
• SMILES string: [Se]=[Bi][Se][Bi]=[Se]
• InChI: 1S/2Bi.3Se
• InChI key: OMEPJWROJCQMMU-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

Bismuth selenide (Bi₂Se₃), a thermoelectric material that acts as a topological insulator, exhibits helical spin polarization and strong spin-orbit coupling.

Bismuth selenide is a semiconductor thermoelectric material.

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Application

Bi₂Se₃ can be used in the formation of nanocomposites for antitumor thermo-chemotherapy and imaging. It can also be used in the fabrication of electronic devices such as field effect transistors (FETs) and photodetectors.

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS06,GHS08,GHS09
• signalword: Danger
• hcodes: H301 + H331,H373,H410
• pcodes: P260 - P264 - P273 - P301 + P310 - P304 + P340 + P311 - P314
• Hazard Classifications: Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - STOT RE 2
• Storage Class: 6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects
• wgk_germany: WGK 3
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable