Ru2O3

Ru₂O₃ is a ruthenium oxide ceramic compound belonging to the transition metal oxide family, characterized by ruthenium in a mixed oxidation state. This material is primarily of research and specialized industrial interest, valued for its electrical conductivity, catalytic activity, and thermal stability in oxidizing environments—properties that distinguish it from more common ceramic oxides. Applications span electrochemistry, catalysis, and high-temperature electronics, though it remains less widely deployed than ruthenium metal or other ruthenium oxides like RuO₂, partly due to cost and synthesis complexity.