Mercury telluride
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| Systematic IUPAC name
Mercury telluride | |
| Other names
Mercuric telluride, mercury(II) telluride | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.031.905 |
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| 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 | |
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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.