Zinc telluride

Zinc telluride
The unit cell of a zinc telluride crystal.
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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  • [TeH+2]12[ZnH2-2][TeH+2]3[ZnH2-2][TeH+2]([ZnH-2]14)[ZnH-2]1[Te+2]5([ZnH-2]38)[Zn-2]26[TeH+2]2[ZnH-2]([Te+2]4)[TeH+2]1[ZnH2-2][TeH+2]3[ZnH-2]2[Te+2][ZnH-2]([TeH+2]6[ZnH-2]([TeH+2])[TeH+2]68)[TeH+2]([ZnH2-2]6)[ZnH-2]35
Properties
ZnTe
Molar mass 192.99 g/mol[1]
Appearance red crystals
Density 6.34 g/cm3[1]
Melting point 1,295 °C; 2,363 °F; 1,568 K[1]
Band gap 2.26 eV[2]
Electron mobility 340 cm2/(V·s)[2]
Thermal conductivity 108 mW/(cm·K)[1]
3.56[2]
Structure
Zincblende (cubic)
F43m[1]
a = 610.1 pm[1]
Tetrahedral (Zn2+)
Tetrahedral (Te2−)[1]
Thermochemistry
264 J/(kg·K)[1]
Related compounds
Other anions
 Zinc oxide
Zinc sulfide
Zinc selenide
Other cations
 Cadmium telluride
Mercury telluride
Related compounds
 Cadmium zinc telluride
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Zinc telluride is a binary chemical compound with the formula ZnTe. This solid is a semiconductor material with a direct band gap of 2.26 eV.[2] It is usually a p-type semiconductor. Its crystal structure is cubic, like that for sphalerite and diamond.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Haynes, William M., ed. (2011). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (92nd ed.). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. p. 12.80. ISBN 1-4398-5511-0.
  2. ^ a b c d Haynes, William M., ed. (2011). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (92nd ed.). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. p. 12.85. ISBN 1-4398-5511-0.