Indium selenide is a compound of indium

Indium

Indium is a chemical element with the symbol In and atomic number 49. This rare, very soft, malleable and easily fusible post-transition metal is chemically similar to gallium and thallium, and shows the intermediate properties between these two...

 and selenium

Selenium

Selenium is a chemical element with atomic number 34, chemical symbol Se, and an atomic mass of 78.96. It is a nonmetal, whose properties are intermediate between those of adjacent chalcogen elements sulfur and tellurium...

. It has potential for use in photovoltaic devices and it has been the subject of extensive research. The two most common forms α- and β- have defect wurtzite structures, however there are five known forms (α, β, γ, δ, κ) The α- β phase transition is accompanied by a change from metallic conduction. The band-gap of γ-In₂Se₃ is approximately 1.9 eV.
The crystalline form of a sample can depend on the method of production, for example thin films of pure γ-In₂Se₃ have been produced from trimethylindium

Trimethylindium

Trimethylindium , In3, is the preferred metalorganic source of Indium for metalorganic vapour phase epitaxy of indium-containing compound semiconductors, such as InP, InAs, InN, InSb, GaInAs, InGaN, AlGaInP, AlInP, AlInGaNP etc. TMI is a white, crystalline and sublimable solid, with melting point...

, InMe₃, and hydrogen selenide

Hydrogen selenide

Hydrogen selenide is the inorganic compound with the formula H2Se. It is the simplest and virtually the only hydride of selenium. H2Se is a colorless, flammable gas under standard conditions. It is the most toxic selenium compound with an exposure limit: 0.05 ppm over an 8 hour period...

, H₂Se, using MOCVD techniques

External links

• Indium Selenide Nanoparticles Used In Solar Energy Conversion.