Te2Ru
Ruthenium ditelluride
Ruthenium ditelluride is a crystalline inorganic compound composed of ruthenium and tellurium. It is primarily studied in the field of condensed matter physics for its unique electronic properties and potential utility in advanced electronic devices.
Key Properties
Cross-validated computational properties for Te2Ru, aggregated across 3 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.
Reported Structures
Lowest-energy structures reported for Te2Ru, 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pnnm (No. 58) | orthorhombic | 0.28 | 0.0000 | -25.826 | 8.53 |
| Pa-3 (No. 205) | cubic | 0.11 | 0.0117 | -25.814 | 8.86 |
| P1 (No. 1) | Triclinic | — | — | — | 6.32 |
| P1 (No. 1) | Triclinic | — | — | — | 6.06 |
| C2/c (No. 15) | Monoclinic | — | — | — | 6.07 |
| C2/c (No. 15) | Monoclinic | — | — | — | 6.85 |
| Pmma (No. 51) | Orthorhombic | — | — | — | 6.28 |
| Pmma (No. 51) | Orthorhombic | — | — | — | 7.30 |
| Pmma (No. 51) | Orthorhombic | — | — | — | 7.41 |
| Pmm2 (No. 25) | Orthorhombic | — | — | — | 5.33 |
| Pmmm (No. 47) | Orthorhombic | — | — | — | 6.22 |
| Pmmm (No. 47) | Orthorhombic | — | — | — | 5.76 |
Applications
Where Te2Ru is used.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Te2Ru, answered from cross-validated data.
What is Te2Ru?
Ruthenium ditelluride is a crystalline inorganic compound composed of ruthenium and tellurium. It is primarily studied in the field of condensed matter physics for its unique electronic properties and potential utility in advanced electronic devices.
What is Te2Ru used for?
What is the band gap of Te2Ru?
Is Te2Ru a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
Is Te2Ru thermodynamically stable?
What is the crystal structure of Te2Ru?
What is the density of Te2Ru?
How many polymorphs of Te2Ru are known?
What elements does Te2Ru contain?
Where does the data for Te2Ru come from?
Related Compounds
Other Platinum-Group Alloy Catalysts in the database.
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).
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