CrTe
chromium telluride · chromium(II) telluride
Chromium telluride is a binary inorganic compound composed of chromium and tellurium. It is primarily studied in the field of condensed matter physics for its magnetic properties and potential utility in spintronic devices.
CrTe
Overview
Key Properties
Cross-validated computational properties for chromium telluride, aggregated across 5 databases.
Band GapEnergy needed to move an electron from the valence band to the conduction band. Lower or zero values tend to behave more metallic; larger gaps are more insulating or semiconducting.
Metallic / not reported
Energy Above HullThermodynamic distance from the most stable set of competing phases. 0 eV/atom is on the convex hull; small positive values may still be experimentally accessible.
0.141 eV/atom
Best (lowest) across sources
StabilityA plain-language summary of the best reported energy-above-hull result. It reflects whether the lowest-energy structure is on, near, or far from the stability hull.
Above hull
3 DFT sources
StructuresCount of reported calculated crystal structures for this formula, including alternate polymorphs, source databases, and observed space groups.
102
5 databases, 24 space groups
Validation
Cross-Source DFT Agreement
How well independent DFT databases agree on the thermodynamics of CrTe. Tight agreement means computed properties can be trusted without re-running calculations.
Agreement ScoreA normalized confidence score summarizing how closely independent DFT databases agree. Higher scores mean tighter cross-source agreement.
1.00 / 1.00
Trust tier: medium
Hull SpreadDifference between the highest and lowest energy-above-hull values reported by comparable sources. Smaller spread means less thermodynamic disagreement.
0.000 eV
EAH spread across sources
Sources ComparedNumber and names of computational sources with comparable entries for this formula.
2
jarvis, materials_project
Space Group ConsensusWhether independent sources predict the same crystal symmetry for the lowest-energy structure.
All match
Crystallography
Reported Structures
Lowest-energy structures reported for CrTe, ranked by energy above hull.
| Space GroupSymmetry classification of the crystal arrangement. The number is the international space-group index. | Crystal SystemBroad lattice family, such as cubic, tetragonal, monoclinic, or triclinic, derived from unit-cell symmetry. | Band Gap (eV)Electronic gap calculated for this specific reported structure, measured in electronvolts. | E above hull (eV/atom)Thermodynamic distance from the convex hull for this structure, normalized per atom. Lower is generally more stable. | E/atom (eV)Computed total energy normalized per atom. Use energy above hull, not this value alone, when comparing stability. | Density (g/cm³)Mass per relaxed crystal volume, reported in grams per cubic centimeter. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pnma (No. 62) | orthorhombic | 0.00 | 0.1407 | -6.645 | 6.42 |
| P63/mmc (No. 194) | hexagonal | 0.00 | 0.1419 | -6.644 | 6.36 |
| Fm-3m (No. 225) | cubic | 0.00 | 0.1775 | -6.609 | 6.37 |
| F-43m (No. 216) | cubic | 0.00 | 0.3004 | -6.486 | 4.90 |
| Fm-3m (No. 225) | Cubic | — | — | — | 6.37 |
| Fm-3m (No. 225) | — | — | — | — | — |
| P63/mmc (No. 194) | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | — | — | — | — | 6.36 |
| Amm2 (No. 38) | Orthorhombic | — | — | — | 4.94 |
| Fm-3m (No. 225) | Cubic | — | — | — | 6.34 |
| Cm (No. 8) | Monoclinic | — | — | — | 4.67 |
| P-3m1 (No. 164) | Trigonal | — | — | — | 4.56 |
Uses
Applications
Where chromium telluride is used.
spintronics researchmagnetic material studiessemiconductor development
Reference
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about chromium telluride, answered from cross-validated data.
What is CrTe?
Chromium telluride is a binary inorganic compound composed of chromium and tellurium. It is primarily studied in the field of condensed matter physics for its magnetic properties and potential utility in spintronic devices.
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What is CrTe used for?
chromium telluride (CrTe) is used in spintronics research, magnetic material studies, and semiconductor development.
What is the band gap of CrTe?
chromium telluride (CrTe) is computed to be metallic (no band gap) in the reported DFT structures.
Is CrTe a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
Computed band structures report no gap, so it is metallic.
Is CrTe thermodynamically stable?
chromium telluride (CrTe) has a lowest energy above hull of 0.141 eV/atom (above hull).
What is the crystal structure of CrTe?
The lowest-energy reported polymorph of chromium telluride (CrTe) is orthorhombic symmetry, space group Pnma (No. 62).
What is the density of CrTe?
The computed density of the ground-state structure of chromium telluride (CrTe) is 6.42 g/cm³.
How many polymorphs of CrTe are known?
102 structures of CrTe are reported across 5 databases, spanning 24 distinct space groups.
What elements does CrTe contain?
chromium telluride (CrTe) contains Cr and Te (2 elements).
Where does the data for CrTe come from?
CrTe data is cross-referenced from materials_project, mpaloe, jarvis, omat24.
Data sources & attribution
- materials_project — Data from the Materials Project. Cite: Jain et al., APL Materials 1, 011002 (2013).
- mpaloe — Data from mpaloe.
- jarvis — Data from JARVIS (NIST). Cite: Choudhary et al., npj Comp. Mater. 6, 173 (2020).
- omat24 — Data from OMat24 (Meta FAIR). Cite: Barroso-Luque et al., arXiv 2410.12771 (2024).
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