Mercury selenide

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Mercury(II) selenide
Mercury(II) selenide unit cell
Names
IUPAC name
Mercury selenide
Identifiers
20601-83-6 YesY
PubChem 88609
Properties
HgSe
Molar mass 279.55 g/mol
Appearance grey-black solid
Density 8.3 g/cm3
Melting point 1,000 °C; 1,830 °F; 1,270 K
insoluble
Structure
sphalerite
Thermochemistry
178 J kg−1 K−1
247 kJ/mol
Vapor pressure {{{value}}}
Related compounds
Other anions
Mercury oxide
Mercury sulfide
Mercury telluride
Other cations
Zinc selenide
Cadmium selenide
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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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.

Mercury selenide can also refer to the following chemical compounds: HgSe2 and HgSe8. HgSe is strictly mercury(II) selenide.

HgSe occurs naturally as the mineral Tiemannite.

Along with other II-VI compounds, colloidal nanocrystals of HgSe can be formed.

Applications

  • 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.

Toxicity

HgSe is non-toxic so long as it is not ingested due to its insolubility. Toxic hydrogen selenide fumes can be evolved on exposure to acids. HgSe is a relatively stable compound which might mean that it is less toxic than elemental mercury or many organometallic mercury compounds. Selenium's ability to complex with mercury has been proposed as a reason for the lack of mercury toxicity in deep sea fish despite high mercury levels.[1]

See also

References

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  • SNV (1991) Guidelines on measures and methods for heavy metal emissions control. Solna, The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency – Naturvårdsverket.

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