Antimony triselenide: Difference between revisions

'''Antimony triselenide''' is the [[chemical compound]] with the [[chemical formula|formula]] [[Antimony|Sb₂]][[Selenium|Se₃]]. The material exists as the [[sulfosalt]] [[mineral]] [[antimonselite]], which crystallizes in an orthorhombic [[space group]].<ref>Jambor, J. L.; Grew, E. S."New Mineral Names" American Mineralogist, Volume 79, pages 387-391, 1994.</ref> In this compound, antimony has the [[oxidation state]] +3 and selenium &minus;2, but in fact the bonding in this compound is highly covalent as reflected by the black color and [[semiconducting]] properties of this and related materials.<ref>Caracas,{{cite R.;book Gonze,|last1=Madelung X. "First-principles study of the electronic properties of A₂B₃ minerals,, with A|first1=Bi,SbO and B|title=S,Se, NoteSemiconductors: Hypotheticaldata sulphosalthandbook structure|publisher=Springer derived|isbn=9783540404880 from density functional theory"" Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 2005, volume 32 p.295-300.|edition=3rd}}</ref>