Uranium ditelluride

Uranium ditelluride
Names
IUPAC name
Bis(tellanylidene)uranium
Other names
Uranium(IV) ditelluride; Uranium telluride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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EC Number
  • 235-249-6
  • InChI=1S/2Te.U
    Key: NXLGIFZSJFTWAS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • [Te]=[U]=[Te]
Properties
UTe2
Molar mass 493.2 g/mol
Related compounds
Other anions
 Uranium disulfide
Uranium diselenide
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Uranium ditelluride is an inorganic compound with the formula UTe2. It was discovered to be an unconventional superconductor in 2018.[1]

  1. ^ Seokjin Bae; Hyunsoo Kim; Yun Suk Eo; Sheng Ran; I-lin Liu; Fuhrman, Wesley T.; Paglione, Johnpierre; Butch, Nicholas P.; Anlage, Steven M. (2021). "Anomalous normal fluid response in a chiral superconductor UTe2". Nature Communications. 12 (1): 2644. Bibcode:2021NatCo..12.2644B. doi:10.1038/s41467-021-22906-6. PMC 8113495. PMID 33976162.