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Silver(I) telluride

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Linear Formula:
Ag2Te
CAS Number:
12002-99-2
Molecular Weight:
343.34
EC Number:
234-419-7
MDL number:
MFCD00014146
UNSPSC Code:
26111700
PubChem Substance ID:
24864938
NACRES:
NA.23

form

powder and chunks

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density

8.5 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

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SMILES string

[Ag][Te][Ag]

InChI

1S/2Ag.Te

InChI key

YRXWPCFZBSHSAU-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

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Application

Silver(I) telluride (Ag2Te) is a silver ion conductor, which can be used as a thermoelectric material for applications in power generation from waste heat. It can be used in the formation of p-type conductor for the fabrication of semiconducting devices.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Phase Transition of Ag-Enriched Ag2 Te
Aliev FF, et al.
Inorganic Chemistry, 38(10), 995- 997 null
Preparation and thermoelectric properties of sulfur doped Ag 2 Te nanoparticles via solvothermal methods
Zhou W, et al.
Nanoscale, 4(13), 3926-3931 (2012)
Effect of phase transition on the thermoelectric properties of Ag2Te
Jung D, et al.
Materials Transactions, 1216-1219 (2012)
Synergism in binary nanocrystal superlattices leads to enhanced p-type conductivity in self-assembled PbTe/Ag 2 Te thin films
Urban JJ, et al.
Testing, 6(2), 115-121 (2007)

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