Cadmium Selenide

Cadmium Selenide

Industrial Usage: Electronic Emitters, Spectral Analysis


CADMIUM SELENIDE material is transparent to infra-red (IR) light and has seen limited use in photo resistors and in windows for instruments utilizing IR light. The material is also highly luminescent. It is a component of the pigment cadmium orange.

HSN No. 2842909023
Cas No. 1306-24-7
EC No. 215-148-3
Molecular Weight 191.37
Molecular Formula CdSe
Structural Formula
Appearance Black, translucent, adamantine crystals
Density 5.816 g/cm³
Melting Point 1258 °C
Solubility in Water Insoluble