Caesium telluride

Caesium telluride or Caesium telluridocaesium[1] is an inorganic salt with a chemical formula Cs2Te.[2] Caesium telluride is used to make photo cathodes.[3]

Caesium telluride
Names
IUPAC name
Caesium telluridocaesium
Other names
Cesium telluride; dicaesium telluride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.032.137
EC Number
  • 235-364-1
  • InChI=1S/2Cs.Te
    Key: LZDVDTNBLCLMGQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • [Cs] [Te] [Cs]
Properties
Cs2Te
Molar mass 393.4
Appearance Crystalline solid
Boiling point 395.717128
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Caesium telluride is the photoemissive material used in many laser-driven radio frequency (RF) electron guns like in the TESLA Test Facility (TTF).[4]

References

  1. "Caesium telluridocaesium". ChemSpider. Royal Society of Chemistry. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
  2. "Compound summary—Cesium telluride". PubChem. National Institutes of Health. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
  3. "Cs2Te photocathode". Argonne National Laboratory. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
  4. Optical Properties of Cesium Telluride (PDF). European Particle Accelerator Conference (EPAC). Paris, France. 2002. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
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