Be2 Se2

semiconductor

· Be2 Se2

Be₂Se₂ is an experimental II-VI semiconductor compound composed of beryllium and selenium, belonging to the family of wide-bandgap semiconductors that typically exhibit strong ionic-covalent bonding. This material remains primarily in research and development stages, with potential applications in high-energy photonics and radiation detection due to the favorable nuclear properties of beryllium and the semiconducting characteristics of selenium compounds. Be₂Se₂ represents an understudied variant within the broader beryllium chalcogenide family, which has attracted interest for optoelectronic devices in extreme environments, though practical industrial adoption is limited by beryllium's toxicity concerns and the material's complex synthesis requirements.

research semiconductorsradiation detectorshigh-energy photonicswide-bandgap electronicsexperimental optoelectronicsnuclear physics instrumentation

Compliance & Regulations

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Units:

si imperial

Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Bulk Modulus(K)	89.86	GPa	—
Shear Modulus(G)	29.95	GPa	—

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Band Gap(Eg)	0.9741	eV	—

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-0.3520	eV/atom	—

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Be2 Se2

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