:Germanium monosulfide

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| StdInChI=1S/GeS/c1-2

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Germanium monoxide

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Germanium monosulfide or Germanium(II) sulfide is the chemical compound with the formula GeS. Germanium sulfide is a red-brown powder or black crystals.{{Greenwood&Earnshaw2nd}} It hydrolyzes slowly in moist air but rapidly reacts in water forming Ge(OH)2 and then GeO.E. G. Rochow, E. W. Abel ,1973, The Chemistry of Germanium Tin and Lead, Pergamon Press, {{ISBN|0-08-018854-0}} It is one of a few sulfides that can be sublimed under vacuum without decomposition.Michael Binnewies, Robert Glaum, Marcus Schmidt, Peer Schmidt, 2012, Chemical Vapor Transport Reactions, De Gruyter, {{ISBN|978-3-11-025464-8}} It also forms chalcogenide glasses and is a semiconductor.{{Cite journal|last1=Sutter|first1=Eli|last2=Zhang|first2=Bo|last3=Sun|first3=Muhua|last4=Sutter|first4=Peter|date=2019-08-27|title=Few-Layer to Multilayer Germanium(II) Sulfide: Synthesis, Structure, Stability, and Optoelectronics|journal=ACS Nano|volume=13|issue=8|pages=9352–9362|doi=10.1021/acsnano.9b03986|pmid=31305983|osti=1573814 |issn=1936-0851|url=https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1573814}}

Preparation

First made by Winkler by reducing GeS2 with Ge. Other methods include reduction in a stream of H2 gas, or with an excess of H3PO2 followed by vacuum sublimation.

Structure

It has a layer structure similar to that of black phosphorus. The Ge-S distances range from 247 to 300 pm. Molecular GeS in the gas phase has a Ge-S bond length of 201.21 pm.{{RubberBible87th}}

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Category:Germanium(II) compounds

Category:Monosulfides