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IUPAC name
Caesium cadmium bromide
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Cs Cd Br3 | |
Molar mass | 485.028 g/mol |
Appearance | white or colourless solid |
Density | 4.53 g/cm3[1] |
Melting point | 450 °C (842 °F; 723 K) |
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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 (Cs Cd Br3) 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,[2] giving it applications as an efficient upconversion material in solar cells.[3] 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.[4]
Caesium cadmium bromide with the formula Cs2CdBr4 has also been synthesized.[5]