Nomenclature
CAS number: 1315-11-3
TeZn; mol wt 193.01.
Te 66.11%, Zn 33.89%.
ZnTe.
Description and references
Prepd by fusing Zn and Te: Braithwaite, Proc. Phys. Soc. London 64B, 274
(1951); Bube, Proc. IRE 43, 1836 (1955), see also Dennis, Anderson, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 36, 882 (1914).
From zinc oxide and powdered tellurium in aq alkaline medium: Montignie, Bull. Soc. Chim. Fr. 1947, 750.
Properties
Gray or brownish-red powder. Ruby-red crystals
(cubic system) by sublimation. Stable in dry air. d415 6.34. mp 1239°. Forms a monohydrate.
Prolonged contact with water or dil HCl yields H2 and
H2Te.Use
In semiconductor research, as photoconductor.