CsBr
Cesium bromide · Caesium bromide
Cesium bromide is a stable, insulating salt widely utilized for its excellent optical transparency in specialized scientific and industrial instrumentation.
About Cesium bromide
Cesium bromide is a robust, thermodynamically stable inorganic salt characterized by its wide-band-gap insulating electronic structure. Its ability to maintain structural integrity under various conditions makes it a reliable material for high-precision optical applications.
Because of its transparency across a broad range of the electromagnetic spectrum, this compound is highly valued in the manufacturing of optical windows and prisms. Its insulating nature also allows it to function effectively in specialized sensing technologies where electronic stability is paramount.
Key Properties
Cross-validated computational properties for Cesium bromide, aggregated across 3 databases.
Band GapEnergy needed to move an electron from the valence band to the conduction band. Lower or zero values tend to behave more metallic; larger gaps are more insulating or semiconducting.
Energy Above HullThermodynamic distance from the most stable set of competing phases. 0 eV/atom is on the convex hull; small positive values may still be experimentally accessible.
StabilityA plain-language summary of the best reported energy-above-hull result. It reflects whether the lowest-energy structure is on, near, or far from the stability hull.
StructuresCount of reported calculated crystal structures for this formula, including alternate polymorphs, source databases, and observed space groups.
Applications
Where Cesium bromide is used.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Cesium bromide, answered from cross-validated data.
What is CsBr?
Cesium bromide is a stable, insulating salt widely utilized for its excellent optical transparency in specialized scientific and industrial instrumentation.
What is CsBr used for?
What is the band gap of CsBr?
Is CsBr a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
Is CsBr thermodynamically stable?
How many polymorphs of CsBr are known?
What elements does CsBr contain?
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How It Compares
As a stable halide compound, cesium bromide serves as a fundamental example of an insulating salt within its chemical class, providing a benchmark for optical clarity and structural durability in inorganic materials.
Data sources & attribution
- latticegraph — Lattice Graph Materials Intelligence Platform
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