Lead telluride

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Lead telluride[1][2]

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Identifiers
CAS number 1314-91-6 YesY
PubChem 4389803
Properties
Molecular formula PbTe
Molar mass 334.80 g/mol
Appearance gray cubic crystals
Density 8.164 g/cm3
Melting point

924°C

Solubility in water insoluble
Band gap 0.25 eV (0 K)
0.32 eV (300 K)
Electron mobility 1600 cm2 V−1 s−1 (0 K)
6000 cm2 V−1 s−1 (300 K)
Structure
Crystal structure Halite (cubic), cF8
Space group Fm3m, No. 225
Coordination
geometry
Octahedral (Pb2+)
Octahedral (Te2−)
Thermochemistry
Std enthalpy of
formation
ΔfHo298
-70.7 kJ·mol-1
Std enthalpy of
combustion
ΔcHo298
110.0 J·mol-1·K-1
Standard molar
entropy
So298
50.5 J·mol-1·K-1
Hazards
MSDS External MSDS
EU Index 082-001-00-6
EU classification Repr. Cat. 1/3
Harmful (Xn)
Dangerous for the environment (N)
R-phrases R61, R20/22, R33, R62, R50/53
S-phrases S53, S45, S60, S61
Flash point Non-flammable
Related compounds
Other anions Lead(II) oxide
Lead(II) sulfide
Lead selenide
Other cations Carbon monotelluride
Silicon monotelluride
Germanium telluride
Tin telluride
Related compounds Thallium telluride
Bismuth telluride
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Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox references

Lead telluride is a compound of lead and tellurium (PbTe); it is a narrow gap semiconductor. It occurs naturally as the mineral altaite.

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[edit] Applications

It is often alloyed with tin to make lead tin telluride, which is used as an infrared detector material. It also has good performance as a thermoelectric material, partly due to a low thermal conductivity.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Lide, David R. (1998), Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87 ed.), Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, pp. 4–65, ISBN 0-8493-0594-2 
  2. ^ Lide, David R. (1998), Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87 ed.), Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, pp. 5–24, ISBN 0-8493-0594-2 
  3. ^ Lawson, William D (1951), "A method of growing single crystals of lead telluride and selenide", Journal of Applied Physics, J . Appl. Phys. 22 (12): 1444–7, doi:10.1063/1.1699890 

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