Thallium(III) oxide

Thallium(III) oxide, also known as thallic oxide, is a chemical compound of thallium and oxygen. It occurs in nature as the rare mineral avicennite. Its structure is related to that of Mn2O3 which has a bixbyite like structure. Tl2O3 is metallic with high conductivity and is a degenerate n-type semiconductor which may have potential use in solar cells. A method of producing Tl2O3 by MOCVD is known. Any practical use of thallium(III) oxide will always have to take account of thallium's poisonous nature. Contact with moisture and acids may form poisonous thallium compounds.

Thallium(III) oxide
Names
Other names
thallium trioxide, thallium sesquioxide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.013.846
EC Number
  • 215-229-3
UNII
  • InChI=1S/3O.2Tl/q3*-2;2*+3 Y
    Key: LPHBARMWKLYWRA-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
  • [O-2].[O-2].[O-2].[Tl+3].[Tl+3]
Properties
Tl2O3
Molar mass 456.76 g/mol
Appearance dark brown solid
Density 10.19 g/cm3, solid (22 °C)
Melting point 717 °C (1,323 °F; 990 K)
Boiling point 875 °C (1,607 °F; 1,148 K) (decomposes)
insoluble
+76.0·10−6 cm3/mol
Structure
Cubic, (Bixbyite) cI80
Ia3 (No. 206)
Hazards
GHS labelling:
Danger
H300+H330, H373, H411
P273, P301+P310+P330, P304+P340+P310, P314
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
4
0
0
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
44 mg/kg (oral, rat)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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