BTe — Properties & Data | MatWorld

BTe

ceramic

· JVASP-117513· BTe

BTe is a ceramic compound in the boron telluride family, representing a wide-bandgap semiconducting ceramic with potential applications in high-temperature and radiation-resistant environments. While not a mainstream industrial material, BTe and related boron chalcogenides are of research interest for specialized electronic and photonic applications where conventional semiconductors fail. Its notably low density combined with ceramic stability makes it relevant for weight-critical, high-performance applications in aerospace and nuclear contexts.

high-temperature semiconductorsradiation-resistant electronicsaerospace thermal applicationswide-bandgap optoelectronicsnuclear environment componentsresearch-phase materials

Compliance & Regulations

?Conflict Free?RoHS?REACH?TSCA?Prop 65

Units:

si imperial

Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	396	kg/m³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)	0.6890	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)	10.11	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.9960	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	2.664	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	2.664	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Regulatory Screening

Environmental

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BTe

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Regulatory Screening

Environmental