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Chromium(III) Iodide (CrI3) Powder and Crystals

CAS Number 13569-75-0

2D Materials, Low Dimensional Materials, Materials, Transition Metal Chalcogenides (TMCs)

Product Code M2323C1-500mg
Price $650 ex. VAT

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Chromium(III) iodide, also known as chromium triiodide CrI3 (CAS number 13569-75-0), belongs to a rare group of layered transition metal trichalcogenides (TMTCs) ferromagnetic semiconductors. Unlike chromium trichloride which shows a 2D-Heisenberg magnetic behaviour, CrI3 exhibits stronger magnetic anisotropy promoting a 3D magnetic characteristic with larger van der Waals gap thus smaller cleavage energy.

The magnetic properties of CrI3 are the layer thickness and stacking order dependent. Bulk CrI3 is ferromagnetic (FM) with a Curie temperature of 61 K and a rhombohedral layer stacking, while few-layer CrI3 has a layered antiferromagnetic (AFM) phase with a lower ordering temperature of 45 K and a monoclinic stacking.

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Single or few-layer Chromium(III) Iodide

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Can be used to produce single or few-layer sheets

Changing the spin direction of CrI3 via an external field can significantly alter the electronic band structures, including a direct-to-indirect bandgap transition, Fermi surface and topological electronic states modification. Direct-to-indirect bandgap transition can be used to develop magneto-optoelectronic device where the photoconductivity can be switched by an external magnetic field.

We supply low price chromium(III) iodide in several different forms for a range of applications.

Chromium(III) iodide Powder

Chromium(III) Iodide Powder

Can be used for preparation of chromium(III) iodide nanoplates and ultrathin films

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Chromium(III) iodide crystal

Chromium(III) Iodide Crystals by Size

Can be used to produce single or few-layer chromium(III) iodide sheets via mechanical or liquid exfoliation

Small (≥10 mm2) or medium (≥25 mm2) crystals available*

≥99.999% purity

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*Typical representative size, areas/dimensions may vary

Bulk single chromium(III) iodide crystal is most commonly used as sources from which single or few-layer sheets can be obtained via either mechanical or liquid exfoliation.

Chromium(III) iodide powder can also be used to prepare CrI3 nanosheets and nanoparticles by liquid-exfoliation (normally assisted by sonication).

Key Product Data


Technical Data


CAS Number ‎‎13569-75-0
Chemical Formula CrI3
Molecular Weight 432.71 g/mol
Bandgap 0.6 - 0.67 eV
Preparation Synthetic - Chemical Vapour Transport (CVT)
Structure ‎‎‎Trigonal
Electronic Properties 2D ferromagnetic semiconductor
Melting Point >600 °C
Colour Dark green
Synonyms Chromium Triiodide
Classification / Family Transition metal trichalcogenides (TMTCs), 2D semiconductor materials, Nano-electronics, Nano-photonics, Photovoltaic, Materials science

Product Details


Form Purity
Powder ≥99.995%
Crystal ≥99.999%

Pricing Table


Product Code Form Size/Weight* Price
M2323C1 Powder 500 mg £500
M2323C1 Powder 1 g £800
M2323A10 Crystal Small (≥10 mm2) £520 ea.
M2323A25 Crystal Medium (≥25 mm2) £850 ea.

*typical representative size, areas/dimensions may vary

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MSDS Documents


Chromium triiodide powder MSDSChromium triiodide powder

Chromium triiodide crystal MSDSChromium triiodide crystal

Structure of Chromium(III) Iodide


Single crystals of chromium(III) iodide is a layered and easily cleavable insulating ferromagnet with Curie temperature of 61 K. The structure at low temperature is rhombohedral (R3, BiI3 -type) and the high temperature structure is monoclinic (C2/m, AlCl3 -type).

Chromium(III) iodide crystal structure layers

The Pristine monolayer CrI3 exhibits a small trigonal distortion of the CrI6 octahedron, with the edge-shared CrI6 octahedra forming a honeycomb lattice of six Cr atoms.

Top and side view of single-layer chromium(III) iodide
Top and side view of single-layer chromium(III) iodide.

Literature and Reviews


  1. Layer-dependent Ferromagnetism in a van der Waals Crystal down to the Monolayer Limit, B. Huang et al., Nature 546, 270–273 (2017), DOI: 10.1038/nature22391.
  2. On the origin of magnetic anisotropy in two dimensional CrI3, J. Lado et al., 2D Mater. 4, 035002 (2017); DOI: 10.1088/2053-1583/aa75ed.
  3. Critical behavior of two-dimensional intrinsically ferromagnetic semiconductor CrI3, G. Lin et al., Appl. Phys. Lett. 112, 072405 (2018); DOI: 10.1063/1.5019286.
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