| Tantalum telluride | |
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tantalum(IV) telluride |
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Other names
tantalum ditelluride |
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| Identifiers | |
| CAS number | 12067-66-2 |
| Properties | |
| Molecular formula | TaTe2 |
| Molar mass | 436.15 g/mol |
| Density | 9.4 g/cm3 |
| Structure | |
| Crystal structure | Monoclinic, mS18 |
| Space group | C2/m, No. 12 |
| (verify) (what is: /?) Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa) |
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| Infobox references | |
Tantalum telluride (TaTe2) is a chemical compound of tantalum and tellurium. It is unusual in that it forms dodecagonal chalcogenide quasicrystals, a formation that cannot occur in a normal crystal because it does not result in a periodic crystal lattice.
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