Cl1Ga1Te1

Gallium tellurium chloride is a semiconductor material composed of gallium, tellurium, and chlorine. It is primarily studied in research settings for its potential utility in optoelectronic devices and specialized electronic components.

ClGaTe
Crystal structure of Cl1Ga1Te1 (orthorhombic, Pnnm (No. 58))
Ground-state structure · Materials Project
Overview

Key Properties

Cross-validated computational properties for Cl1Ga1Te1, aggregated across 3 databases.

Band Gap

2.17 eV
Range across DFT structures

Energy Above Hull

0.000 eV/atom
Best (lowest) across sources

Stability

On hull (stable)
1 DFT source

Structures

11
3 databases, 7 space groups
Crystallography

Reported Structures

Lowest-energy structures reported for Cl1Ga1Te1, ranked by energy above hull.

Space GroupCrystal SystemBand Gap (eV)E above hull (eV/atom)E/atom (eV)Density (g/cm³)
Pnnm (No. 58)orthorhombic2.170.0000-15.1564.28
No. 0unknown1.12
F-43m (No. 216)
F-43m (No. 216)
Fmm2 (No. 42)
I4mm (No. 107)
Imm2 (No. 44)
F-43m (No. 216)
I4mm (No. 107)
P3m1 (No. 156)
P3m1 (No. 156)
Uses

Applications

Where Cl1Ga1Te1 is used.

Semiconductor researchOptoelectronic device developmentMaterials science studies
Intellectual Property

Patent Landscape

1 patent reference Cl1Ga1Te1 or close compositional variants.

PatentTitleAssigneeGranted
8248032Charging system for prioritizing load consumption in a notebook computer
Reference

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Cl1Ga1Te1, answered from cross-validated data.

What is Cl1Ga1Te1?

Gallium tellurium chloride is a semiconductor material composed of gallium, tellurium, and chlorine. It is primarily studied in research settings for its potential utility in optoelectronic devices and specialized electronic components.

More questions
What is Cl1Ga1Te1 used for?
Cl1Ga1Te1 is used in semiconductor research, optoelectronic device development, and materials science studies.
What is the band gap of Cl1Ga1Te1?
Cl1Ga1Te1 has a DFT-computed band gap of 2.17 eV across 11 reported structures.
Is Cl1Ga1Te1 a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
With a band gap up to 2.17 eV it is a semiconductor.
Is Cl1Ga1Te1 thermodynamically stable?
Yes — Cl1Ga1Te1 sits on the convex hull (energy above hull 0 eV/atom), i.e. on hull (stable).
What is the crystal structure of Cl1Ga1Te1?
The lowest-energy reported polymorph of Cl1Ga1Te1 is orthorhombic symmetry, space group Pnnm (No. 58).
What is the density of Cl1Ga1Te1?
The computed density of the ground-state structure of Cl1Ga1Te1 is 4.28 g/cm³.
How many polymorphs of Cl1Ga1Te1 are known?
11 structures of Cl1Ga1Te1 are reported across 3 databases, spanning 7 distinct space groups.
What elements does Cl1Ga1Te1 contain?
Cl1Ga1Te1 contains Cl, Ga, and Te (3 elements).
Where does the data for Cl1Ga1Te1 come from?
Cl1Ga1Te1 data is cross-referenced from materials_project, cod, aflow.
Data sources & attribution
  • materials_project — Data from the Materials Project. Cite: Jain et al., APL Materials 1, 011002 (2013).
  • cod — Data from the Crystallography Open Database. Cite: Grazulis et al., Nucleic Acids Res. 40, D420 (2012).
  • aflow — Data from AFLOW. Cite: Curtarolo et al., Comp. Mater. Sci. 58, 218 (2012).

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