Mg3Te — Properties & Data | MatWorld

Mg3Te

ceramic

· JVASP-139470· Mg3Te

Mg3Te is an inorganic ceramic compound composed of magnesium and tellurium, belonging to the family of metal tellurides. This material remains primarily in the research and development phase rather than established commercial production, with potential applications in thermoelectric and optoelectronic device research where the magnesium-tellurium system offers interesting electronic and thermal properties. Engineers and materials scientists investigate Mg3Te as part of broader exploration of magnesium chalcogenides for next-generation semiconductor and energy conversion applications, though practical deployment requires further development of synthesis methods and performance optimization.

thermoelectric device researchoptoelectronic materials developmentsemiconductor researchexperimental compound testingthermal management studiessolid-state physics applications

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	31.57	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.2800	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	15.86	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	2.926	kg/m³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
Magnetic Moment(μB)	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.2023	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-0.2737	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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