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Bismuth selenide

Name: Bismuth selenide
Brand: ALDRICH

granular (melted), ≥99.995% trace metals basis

Synonym(s):

Dibismuth triselenide

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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

Assay

≥99.995% trace metals basis

form

granular (melted)

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710 °C (lit.)

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SMILES string

[Se]=[Bi][Se][Bi]=[Se]

InChI

1S/2Bi.3Se

InChI key

OMEPJWROJCQMMU-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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.

Pictograms

GHS06,GHS08,GHS09

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H301 + H331,H373,H410

Precautionary Statements

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 Code

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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Sabo, Ye. P.

Journal of Thermoelectricity, 1, 55-55 (2004)

Observation of inverse spin Hall effect in bismuth selenide

Deorani P, et al.

Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, 90(9), 094403-094403 (2014)

Multifunctional bismuth selenide nanocomposites for antitumor thermo-chemotherapy and imaging

Li Z, et al.

ACS Nano, 10(1), 984-997 (2016)

Insulating behavior in ultrathin bismuth selenide field effect transistors

Cho S, et al.

Nano Letters, 11(5), 1925-1927 (2011)

Topological insulators: Oscillations in the ribbons.

Thomas Ihn

Nature materials, 9(3), 187-188 (2010-02-20)

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