Mercury telluride

Mercury telluride
Names
Systematic IUPAC name
Mercury telluride
Other names
Mercuric telluride, mercury(II) telluride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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EC Number
  • 235-108-9
  • InChI=1S/Hg.Te
  • [Te]=[Hg]
Properties
HgTe
Molar mass 328.19 g/mol
Appearance near black cubic crystals
Density 8.1 g/cm3
Melting point 670°C
Structure
Sphalerite, cF8
F43m, No. 216
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Mercury telluride (HgTe) is a binary chemical compound of mercury and tellurium. It is a semi-metal related to the II-VI group of semiconductor materials. Alternative names are mercuric telluride and mercury(II) telluride.

HgTe occurs in nature as the mineral form coloradoite.