Caesium cadmium bromide

Caesium cadmium bromide
Names
IUPAC name
Caesium cadmium bromide
Other names
  • Caesium tribromocadmate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
  • InChI=1S/3BrH.Cd.Cs/h3*1H;;/q;;;+2;+1/p-3
    Key: UWRGVKVZETZALQ-UHFFFAOYSA-K
  • [Br-].[Br-].[Br-].[Cd+2].[Cs+]
Properties
Br3CdCs
Molar mass 485.031 g·mol−1
Appearance white or colourless solid
Density 4.53 g/cm3
Melting point 450 °C (842 °F; 723 K)
Structure
cubic
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Caesium cadmium bromide (CsCdBr3) is a synthetic crystalline material. It belongs to the AMX3 group (where A = alkali metal, M = bivalent metal, X = halogen ion). Unlike most other bromides, CsCdBr3 is non-hygroscopic, giving it applications as an efficient upconversion material in solar cells. As a single crystal structure doped with rare-earth ions, it can be also used as active laser medium. It is highly transparent in the visible and infrared regions and can be used as a nonlinear optical crystal.

Caesium cadmium bromide with the formula Cs2CdBr4 has also been synthesized.

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