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diselenide

diselenide

1 9.9
A chemical made of two selenium atoms joined together, often linking organic groups
  • noun
  • Specialized
: diseleniuro
  • The properties of diselenide make it a promising candidate for use in new semiconductor technologies.
  • indium diselenide
  • copper indium diselenide

Examples

  • Research shows that diselenide compounds can be produced by bonding selenium atoms with organic groups in a laboratory.

  • PV manufacturers are developing module-manufacturing designs and processes to meet the challenges of further reducing costs, including other thin films, such as copper indium diselenide and cadmium telluride.

    Academic text (1994)

  • Copper indium diselenide is widely used in the manufacturing of solar cells due to its efficient light absorption.

Synonyms

selenide
vsdiselenide
  • Specialized
1 9.3

A chemical that contains selenium and is used in electronics

refers specifically to molecules where two selenium atoms bond together linking organic groups

Surface Forms

diselenide singular
diselenides plural

Morphology

diselenide = selenide (semi-transparent) = di + selen + ide

The addition of the chemical prefix 'di-' to 'selenide' is a regular and predictable naming operation indicating two selenium atoms.

Etymology

The word diselenide comes from di- meaning 'two', selenium named for the Greek goddess Selene meaning 'moon', and the ending -ide like in oxide. So a diselenide is a chemical that has two selenium atoms joined together.