4956. Indium Telluride

Nomenclature

CAS number: 1312-45-4
In2Te3; mol wt 612.44.
In 37.50%, Te 62.50%.

Description and references

Prepn of black brittle crystals by double furnace technique: Inuzuka, Sugaike, Proc. Jpn. Acad. 30, 383 (1954), C.A. 49, 2922e (1955).

Properties

Pycnometric d 5.78; x-ray d 5.798. mp 667°: Klemm, Ulrich, Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem. 219, 45 (1934), C.A. 29, 1730 (1935). Activation energies: 0.94 ev at 300-600 K, 2.4 ev at 600-900 K.

Use

In semiconductor research.