Molybdenum Telluride (MoTe2)-Pellets

Characteristic

Molybdenum(IV) telluride, molybdenum ditelluride or just molybdenum telluride is a compound of molybdenum and tellurium with formula MoTe₂, corresponding to a mass percentage of 27.32% molybdenum and 72.68% tellurium.

Chemical formula：MoTe₂

CAS#:12058-20-7

Molar mass：351.14 g/mol

Appearance：black/lead-gray solid

Density：7.7 g/cm³

Melting point：decomposes

Solubility in water：insoluble

Solubility：decomposed by nitric acid

                  insoluble in non-oxidising acids

Band gap：1.1 eV (direct, monolayer)

                   0.9 eV (indirect, bulk)

Application

It is part of a class of materials called transition metal dichalcogenides. As a semiconductor the band gap lies in the infrared region. This raises the potential use as a semiconductor in electronics or an infrared detector.

MoTe2_MSDS.pdf