Mercury Selenide (HgSe)-Powder
Product Description
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.