MnTe

semiconductor

· MnTe

MnTe is a binary semiconductor compound composed of manganese and tellurium, belonging to the II-VI semiconductor family with a zinc blende crystal structure. It has been studied primarily in research contexts for potential optoelectronic and spintronic applications, where its magnetic and semiconducting properties could enable devices combining optical and magnetic functionality. While not yet widely commercialized, MnTe represents an important material system for exploring dilute magnetic semiconductors and represents an alternative to more established II-VI compounds when magnetic response is a design requirement.

magnetic semiconductors (research)spintronic devices (experimental)infrared detectors (potential)quantum computing qubits (exploratory)magneto-optical sensors (development stage)thin-film research

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Units:

si imperial

Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	6,671.7	ksi	—
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.2300	-	—
Shear Modulus(G)	4,531	ksi	—

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	0.2310	lb/in³	—

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries	1.350	eV	—
↳	0.000	eV	—

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.1995	eV/atom	—
Formation Energy(ΔHf)2 entries	-0.5659	eV/atom	—
↳	0.05856	eV/atom	—

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MnTe

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