Telluride (Noun)
Meaning
Any binary compound of tellurium with other more electropositive elements.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- The compound is a telluride, derived through the direct combination of tellurium and a metal with a lower electronegativity value.
- Cadmium telluride is a semiconducting telluride compound used in solar panels and photovoltaic devices.
- Aluminum telluride is an ionic telluride with distinct chemical and physical properties.
- A telluride of interest in studies is magnesium telluride, used in electronic components and thermoelectric devices.
- In this lab, we synthesized a new telluride compound by combining tellurium with zinc in an evacuated tube.