Antimony triselenide is the chemical compound with the formulaSb 2Se 3. The material exists as the sulfosalt mineral antimonselite (IMAsymbol: Atm[2]), which crystallizes in an orthorhombic space group.[3] In this compound, antimony has a formal oxidation state +3 and selenium −2. The bonding in this compound has covalent character as evidenced by the black color and semiconducting properties of this and related materials.[4] The low-frequency dielectric constant (ε0) has been measured to be 133 along the c axis of the crystal at room temperature, which is unusually large.[5] Its band gap is 1.18 eV at room temperature.[6]
The compound may be formed by the reaction of antimony with selenium and has a melting point of 885 K.[4]
Applications
Sb 2Se 3 is now being actively explored for application thin-film solar cells.[7] A record light-to-electricity conversion efficiency of 9.2% has been reported.[8]
↑Birkett, Max; Linhart, Wojciech M.; Stoner, Jessica; Phillips, Laurie J.; Durose, Ken; Alaria, Jonathan; Major, Jonathan D.; Kudrawiec, Robert et al. (2018). "Band gap temperature-dependence of close-space sublimation grown Sb2Se3 by photo-reflectance". APL Materials6 (8): 084901. doi:10.1063/1.5027157.
↑Bosio, Alessio; Foti, Gianluca; Pasini, Stefano; Spoltore, Donato (January 2023). "A Review on the Fundamental Properties of Sb2Se3-Based Thin Film Solar Cells". Energies16 (19): 6862. doi:10.3390/en16196862.