Chalcogenide
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A chalcogenide is a chemical compound consisting of at least one chalcogen
ion and at least one more electropositive element. Although all group 16 elements of the periodic table are defined as chalcogens, the term is more commonly reserved for sulfide
s, selenide
s, and telluride
s, rather than oxide
s.
Photoconductive
chalcogenide glass
es are used in xerography
and television
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An optical processing chip using a chalcogenide as a photodetector has been developed by The University of Sydney with potential to speed up links between optical fibre networks and computers.
Chalcogen
The chalcogens are the chemical elements in group 16 of the periodic table. This group is also known as the oxygen family...
ion and at least one more electropositive element. Although all group 16 elements of the periodic table are defined as chalcogens, the term is more commonly reserved for sulfide
Sulfide
A sulfide is an anion of sulfur in its lowest oxidation state of 2-. Sulfide is also a slightly archaic term for thioethers, a common type of organosulfur compound that are well known for their bad odors.- Properties :...
s, selenide
Selenide
A selenide is a chemical compound in which selenium serves as an anion with oxidation number of −2 , much as sulfur does in a sulfide. The chemistry of the selenides and sulfides are similar....
s, and telluride
Telluride (chemistry)
The telluride ion is Te2−. It is the final stable member of the series of dianions O2−, S2−, and Se2− ....
s, rather than oxide
Oxide
An oxide is a chemical compound that contains at least one oxygen atom in its chemical formula. Metal oxides typically contain an anion of oxygen in the oxidation state of −2....
s.
Photoconductive
Photoconductivity
Photoconductivity is an optical and electrical phenomenon in which a material becomes more electrically conductive due to the absorption of electromagnetic radiation such as visible light, ultraviolet light, infrared light, or gamma radiation....
chalcogenide glass
Chalcogenide glass
A chalcogenide glass is a glass containing one or more chalcogenide elements. These are Group 16 in the periodic table e.g. sulfur, selenium or tellurium. Such glasses are covalently bonded materials and may be classified as network solids. In effect, the entire glass matrix acts like an...
es are used in xerography
Xerography
Xerography is a dry photocopying technique invented by Chester Carlson in 1938, for which he was awarded on October 6, 1942. Carlson originally called his invention electrophotography...
and television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
.
An optical processing chip using a chalcogenide as a photodetector has been developed by The University of Sydney with potential to speed up links between optical fibre networks and computers.
Examples
- Cadmium tellurideCadmium tellurideCadmium telluride is a crystalline compound formed from cadmium and tellurium. It is used as an infrared optical window and a solar cell material. It is usually sandwiched with cadmium sulfide to form a p-n junction photovoltaic solar cell...
- Indium sulfide
- Zinc tellurideZinc tellurideZinc telluride is a binary chemical compound with the formula ZnTe. This solid is a semiconductor material with band gap of 2.23–2.25 eV. It is usually a P-type semiconductor. Its crystal structure is cubic, like that for sphalerite and diamond....
- Sodium selenideSodium selenideSodium selenide is a inorganic compound of sodium and selenium with the chemical formula Na2Se. This colourless solid is prepared by the reaction of selenium with a solution of sodium in ammonia....
External links
- Phase change memory-based 'moneta' system points to the future of computer storage ScienceBlog Jun 03, 2011
- Tiny Chip Demonstrates Big Memory in Cosmos Michael P. Kleiman for Air Force Research Laboratory, Space Vehicles Directorate (SpaceDaily) Jul 27, 2006
- Breakthrough switching speed with an all-optical chalcogenide glass chip: 640 Gbit/s demultiplexing Michael Galili, Jing Xu, Hans C. Mulvad, Leif K. Oxenløwe, Anders T. Clausen, Palle Jeppesen, Barry Luther-Davis, Steve Madden, Andrei Rode, Duk-Yong Choi, Mark Pelusi, Feng Luan, and Benjamin J. Eggleton (Optics Express, Vol. 17, Issue 4, pp. 2182–2187) February 2, 2009
- Maksym V. Kovalenko, Marcus Scheele, and Dmitri V. Talapin. "Colloidal Nanocrystals with Molecular Metal Chalcogenide Surface Ligands". Science 324(12June2009): 1417-1420
- Big Blue boffins hatch dirt-cheap solar cells The Register, 12 February 2010