Terbium silicide

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IUPACName = Terbium silicide
OtherNames = Terbium silicon
Silicon terbium
Terbium Disilicide
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Formula = TbSi₂
MolarMass = 215.09 g/mol
Appearance = Gray powder
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Solubility = Insoluble
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CrystalStruct = Orthorhombic or Hexagonal
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OtherCpds = Rare Earth Silicides

Terbium silicide (chemical formula TbSi₂) is a gray solid first described in detail in the late 1950’scitation
author = Perri, J. A.; Binder, I.; Post, B.
year = 1959
title = Rare earth metal disilicides
journal = Journal of Physical Chemistry.
volume = 63
pages = 616–619
doi = 10.1021/j150574a041
url = http://pubs3.acs.org/acs/journals/doilookup?in_doi=10.1021/j150574a041] . The metallic resistivity and low Schottky barrier of TbSi₂ (on n-type doped Silicon) make it a potential candidate for applications such as infrared detectors, ohmic contacts, magnetoresistive devices, and thermoelectric devices.

It exhibits antiferromagnetism at 16Kcitation
author = Sekizawa, K.; Yasukochi, K.
year = 1966
title = Antiferromagnetism of disilicides of heavy rare earth metals
journal = Journal of the Physical Society of Japan.
volume = 21
pages = 274–278
doi = 10.1143/JPSJ.21.274
url = http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1966JPSJ...21..274S]

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