Ag2Te

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· Ag2Te

Silver telluride (Ag₂Te) is an intermetallic compound combining silver and tellurium, belonging to the chalcogenide materials family. It is primarily investigated for thermoelectric applications where it can convert temperature gradients into electrical current, and for specialized semiconductor and photovoltaic research due to its narrow bandgap and ionic-electronic conduction properties. While not widely commercialized in commodity applications, Ag₂Te is notable in materials research for mid-temperature thermoelectric systems and has drawn interest as a potential alternative to lead telluride-based materials in waste heat recovery applications.

Thermoelectric power generationWaste heat recovery systemsSemiconductor researchPhotovoltaic absorber layersMid-temperature energy conversionMaterials research compounds

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Units:

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	8,516.6	ksi	—
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.4100	-	—
Shear Modulus(G)	1,776.7	ksi	—

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	0.2854	lb/in³	—

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)	0.000	eV	—
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	—
Seebeck Coefficient(S)	6.170	µV/K	—

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.04720	eV/atom	—
Formation Energy(ΔHf)2 entries	-0.1244	eV/atom	—
↳	0.01360	eV/atom	—

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Ag2Te

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