Cobalt disilicide

Cobalt disilicide
Names
IUPAC name
Cobalt disilicide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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  • InChI=1S/Co.2Si
  • [Si]=[Co]=[Si]
Properties
CoSi2
Molar mass 115.104 g/mol
Appearance gray cubic crystals[1]
Density 4.9 g/cm3
Melting point 1,326 °C (2,419 °F; 1,599 K)[1]
0.4×10−6 emu/g[2]
2.07 (589 nm)[3]
Structure
Fluorite[4]
Fm3m (No. 225), cF12
a = 0.5353 nm
4
Hazards
Flash point Non-flammable
Related compounds
Other cations
 Iron disilicide
Manganese disilicide
Titanium disilicide
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Cobalt disilicide (CoSi2) is an intermetallic compound, a silicide of cobalt. It is a superconductor with a transition temperature of around 1.4 K[5] and a critical field of 105 Oe.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b Haynes, p. 4.59
  2. ^ Shinoda, Daizaburo; Asanabe, Sizuo (1966). "Magnetic Properties of Silicides of Iron Group Transition Elements". Journal of the Physical Society of Japan. 21 (3): 555. Bibcode:1966JPSJ...21..555S. doi:10.1143/JPSJ.21.555.
  3. ^ Wu, Z.-C.; Arakawa, E. T.; Jimenez, J. R.; Schowalter, L. J. (1993). "Optical properties of epitaxial CoSi2 on Si from 0.062 to 22.3 eV". Physical Review B. 47 (8): 4356–4362. Bibcode:1993PhRvB..47.4356W. doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.47.4356. PMID 10006582.
  4. ^ Wittmann, A.; Burger, K. O.; Nowotny, H. (1961). "Mono- und Disilicidsysteme der Eisengruppe". Monatshefte für Chemie. 92 (5): 961–966. doi:10.1007/BF00924761.
  5. ^ Haynes, p. 12.64
  6. ^ Haynes, p. 12.70

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