Germanium telluride
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Germanium telluride | |
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Identifiers | |
CAS number | [12025-39-7] |
Properties | |
Molecular formula | GeTe |
Molar mass | 200.2 g/mol |
Melting point |
ca 1000°K |
Structure | |
Crystal structure | rhombohedral, fcc, lattice constant=0.596 nm |
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Germanium telluride (GeTe) is a chemical compound of germanium and tellurium.
It has a rhombohedral face centred cubic structure with lattice constant 0.596 nm. The melting point is c. 1000 K. It has semimetallic conduction. The CAS registry number is [ ], molecular weight 200.2 g.mol−1.
It is a component of chalcogenide glasses. GeTe shows ferroelectric behaviour.
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