Sudovikovite

Platinum diselenide is proposed for use as a mid-infra red detector superior to black phosphorus in durability in air. Also it can work as a catalyst, and can be built into field effect transistors. Combined with graphene it can be a photocatalyst, converting water and oxygen to reactive hydroxyl radical and superoxide. This reaction works when photons produce holes and electrons. The holes can neutralise hydroxide to make hydroxyl, and the electrons attach to oxygen to make superoxide. These reactive species can mineralise organic matter.