Barium selenide
Barium selenide is an inorganic compound, with the chemical formula of BaSe. It is a white solid although typically samples are colored owing to the effects of air oxidation.[3] BaSe has the lowest energy band gap among alkaline earth chalcogenides.[4] PreparationBarium selenide can be obtained by the reduction of barium selenate in hydrogen flow:.[3][5]
It can also be obtained by reacting selenium with barium carbonate or barium oxide at high temperature:[citation needed]
Related compoundsBarium can also forms a series of polyselenide compounds, such as Ba2Se3, BaSe2 and BaSe3.[1] References
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