- Gallium(II) selenide
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OtherNames = Gallium monoselenide
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Formula = GaSe
MolarMass = 148.6861 g/mol
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Autoignition =Gallium(II) selenide (GaSe) is a
chemical compound . It has a hexagonal layer structure, similar to that of GaS. [Greenwood&Earnshaw] It is a photoconductor, [cite journal | journal = Phys. Rev.
author = Richard H. Bube and Edward L. Lind
volume = 115
pages = 1159–1164
year = 1959)
title =Photoconductivity of Gallium Selenide Crystals
doi = 10.1103/PhysRev.115.1159 ] , aSecond harmonic generation crystal innonlinear optics , [cite journal | journal = Opt. Lett.
author = J. M. Auerhammer and E. R. Eliel,
title =Frequency doubling of mid-infrared radiation in gallium selenide
volume = 21, 773-
year = 1996)
url = http://www.opticsinfobase.org/abstract.cfm?URI=ol-21-11-773 ] and has been suggested as a far-infared conversion material [cite journal | journal = Progress in Crystal Growth and Characterization of Materials
volume = 37
issue = 1
year = 1998
pages = 47–102
doi = 10.1016/S0960-8974(98)00013-8
title = Far-infrared conversion materials: Gallium selenide for far-infrared conversion applications
author = N.B. Singh, D.R. Suhre, V. Balakrishna, M. Marable*, R. Meyer*, N. Fernelius, F.K. Hopkins and D. Zelmon]Uses
It is said to have potential for optical applications but the exploitation of this potential has been limited by the ability to readily grow single crystals [Large single crystals of gallium selenide: growing, doping by In and characterization, Valeriy G. Voevodin,Olga V. Voevodinaa, Svetlana A. Bereznayaa, Zoya V. Korotchenkoa, Aleksander N. Morozova, Sergey Yu. Sarkisova, Nils C. Fernelius and Jonathan T. Goldstein, Optical Materials, 26, 4, 2004, 495-499,doi|10.1016/j.optmat.2003.09.014]
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