Mercury Telluride (HgTe)-Lump

Characteristic

 

Mercury telluride (HgTe) is a binary chemical compound of mercury and tellurium. It is a semi-metal related to the II-VI group of semiconductor materials. Alternative names are mercuric telluride and mercury(II) telluride.




Chemical formula：HgTe

Molar mass：328.19 g/mol

Appearance：near black cubic crystals

Density：8.1 g/cm3

Melting point：670°C

Crystal structure：Sphalerite, cF8

 


Application

 

Mercury cadmium telluride (MCT)is the mostim- portantmaterial currently in use for the manufacture of high performance infrared (IR) detectors. Mercury telluride and mercury telluride-cadmium telluride are semiconductors which have been investigated as intrinsic infrared detecting materials. Complete coverage of the low-loss fiber windows by mercury telluride quantum dot are used in colloidal nanocrystals for telecommunications.