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254266

Lead telluride

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99.998% trace metals basis

Synonym(s):

Lead monotelluride, Lead(II) telluride, Plumbous telluride

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Linear Formula:
PbTe
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
334.80
NACRES:
NA.23
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
26111700
EC Number:
215-247-1
MDL number:
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Product Name

Lead(II) telluride, 99.998% trace metals basis

InChI key

OCGWQDWYSQAFTO-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/Pb.Te

SMILES string

[Te]=[PbH2]

assay

99.998% trace metals basis

form

crystals and lumps

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mp

905 °C (lit.)

density

8.164 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

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Application

Lead(II) telluride (PbTe) is a narrow bandgap semiconductor with good electrical properties. It is a thermoelectric material with thermal conductivity of ~2 Wm−1K−1 at 300 K, which can be used in thermoelectric power generation and energy conversion.

General description

Lead telluride (PbTe) has a cubic rocksalt crystal structure which undergoes transition at high pressures to an orthorhombic structure.1 PbTe is a thermoelectric material, oxidation in air has been reported. 2
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Packaging

Packaged in glass bottles

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Carc. 2 - Repr. 1A - STOT RE 2

Storage Class

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type P3 (EN 143) respirator cartridges


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Deleterious substance

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Specified Class I Designated Chemical Substances + Class I Designated Chemical Substances

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Substances Subject to be Indicated Names

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Substances Subject to be Notified Names

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The effects of the size and the doping concentration on the power factor of n-type lead telluride nanocrystals for thermoelectric energy conversion
Fang H, et al.
Nano Letters, 14(3), 1153-1157 (2014)
Lead telluride as a thermoelectric material for thermoelectric power generation
Dughaish ZH
Physica B: Condensed Matter, 322(1-2), 205-223 (2002)

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