Indium(III) telluride
Names
Other names
indium tritelluride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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EC Number
  • 215-194-4
UNII
  • InChI=1S/2In.3Te
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  • [In]=[Te].[In]=[Te].[Te]
Properties
In2Te3
Molar mass 612.44 g/mol
Appearance blue cubic crystals
Density 5.75 g/cm3, solid
Melting point 667 °C (1,233 °F; 940 K)[1]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Indium(III) telluride (In2Te3) is a inorganic compound. A black solid, it is sometimes described as an intermetallic compound, because it has properties that are metal-like and salt like. It is a semiconductor that has attracted occasional interest for its thermoelectric and photovoltaic applications. No applications have been implemented commercially however.[2]

Preparation and reactions

A conventional route entails heating the elements in a seal-tube:[3]

3Te + 2 In → In2Te3

Indium(III) telluride reacts with strong acids to produce hydrogen telluride.

Further reading

References

  1. ^ Lide, David R. (1998), Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87 ed.), Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, pp. 4–61, ISBN 0-8493-0594-2
  2. ^ Shaw, G. A.; Parkin, I. P. (2001). "Liquid Ammonia Mediated Metathesis: Synthesis of Binary Metal Chalcogenides and Pnictides". Inorganic Chemistry. 40 (27): 6940–6947. doi:10.1021/ic010648s. PMID 11754275.
  3. ^ O. E. Donges (1963). "Indium Selenides and Tellurides". In G. Brauer (ed.). Handbook of Preparative Inorganic Chemistry, 2nd Ed. Vol. 2pages=865. NY,NY: Academic Press.
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