Cs2Te
Cs2Te is a stable semiconducting binary compound formed from cesium and tellurium.
About Cs2Te
Cs2Te is a binary compound composed of cesium and tellurium that exhibits semiconducting electronic characteristics. As a thermodynamically stable phase located on the convex hull, it represents a robust material configuration within its chemical system.
Its structural reliability is supported by a significant body of reported data, making it a subject of interest for researchers investigating specialized electronic materials. The compound's fundamental properties are defined by the interaction between the highly electropositive cesium and the chalcogen tellurium.
Key Properties
Cross-validated computational properties for Cs2Te, aggregated across 2 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.
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.
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.
StructuresCount of reported calculated crystal structures for this formula, including alternate polymorphs, source databases, and observed space groups.
Synthesis Routes
Literature-extracted synthesis procedures targeting Cs2Te.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Cs2Te, answered from cross-validated data.
What is Cs2Te?
Cs2Te is a stable semiconducting binary compound formed from cesium and tellurium.
What is the band gap of Cs2Te?
Is Cs2Te a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
Is Cs2Te thermodynamically stable?
How many polymorphs of Cs2Te are known?
How is Cs2Te synthesized?
What elements does Cs2Te contain?
Where does the data for Cs2Te come from?
How It Compares
As a standalone binary phase in this context, Cs2Te serves as a primary reference point for investigating the electronic and structural behavior of cesium-telluride systems, demonstrating the stability achievable in alkali-chalcogenide combinations.
Data sources & attribution
- latticegraph — Lattice Graph Materials Intelligence Platform
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