ZrSe2 (Zirconium Diselenide)
ZrSe2 is a semiconductor with a band gap of ~1 eV. The layers are stacked together via van der Waals interactions and can be exfoliated into thin 2D layers. Zirconium Diselenide belongs to the group-IV transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDC).
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The ZrSe2 crystals produced at HQ Graphene have a typical hexagonal shape and have a metallic appearance.
More information about the ZrSe2 crystals we sell can be found below.
| Crystal size | ~8 mm |
| Electrical properties | Semiconductor |
| Crystal structure | Hexagonal |
| Unit cell parameters | a = b = 0.377, c = 0.614 nm, α = β = 90°, γ = 120° |
| Monolayer properties |  Link to C2DB containing calculated properties |
| Type | Synthetic |
| Purity | >99.995% |
| Characterized by | XRD, Raman, EDX, Hall measurement |
| More information? | Please contact us by email or phone |
The single crystal ZrSe2 is characterized using:
XRD: single crystal and powder X-ray diffraction (D8 Venture Bruker and D8 Advance Bruker)EDX: Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy for stoichiometric analysis
Raman: 785 nm Raman system
Raman, XRD and EDX on ZrSe2:
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HQ Graphene Wiki on:
ZrSe2 (Zirconium Diselenide)
1. Ghosh, B., et al. "Strain-induced structural and electronic phase transitions in ZrSe2: high pressure X-ray diffraction and Raman studies." Bulletin of Materials Science 45.4 (2022): 221.
2. Ghosh, B., et al. "Structural and electronic phase transitions in Zr 1.03 Se 2 at high pressure." Physical Review B 106.10 (2022): 104102.
3. Zotev, P.G., et al. "Van der Waals materials for applications in nanophotonics." arXiv preprint arXiv:2208.06249 (2022).