Molybdenum ditelluride

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.

Molybdenum ditelluride
Names
IUPAC name
bis(tellanylidene)molybdenum
Other names
molybdenum(IV) telluride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.031.832
EC Number
  • 235-028-4
  • InChI=1Te/Mo.2Te Y
  • InChI=1/Mo.2Te/rMoS2/c2-1-3
    Key: HITXEXPSQXNMAN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • [Te]=[Mo]=[Te]
Properties
MoTe
2
Molar mass 351.14 g/mol
Appearance black/lead-gray solid
Density 7.7 g/cm3
Melting point decomposes
insoluble
Solubility decomposed by nitric acid
insoluble in non-oxidising acids
Band gap 1.1 eV (direct, monolayer)
0.9 eV (indirect, bulk)
Structure
hP6, P63/mmc, No. 194 (α or 2H)

mP12, P21/m, No. 11 (β or 1T)

Related compounds
Other anions
molybdenum(IV) oxide molybdenum disulfide molybdenum diselenide
Other cations
tungsten ditelluride
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
N (what is YN ?)
Infobox references

It can crystallise in two dimensional sheets which can be thinned down to monolayers that are flexible and almost transparent. It is a semiconductor, and can fluoresce. 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.

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