Mercury telluride

Mercury telluride
Names
	Systematic IUPAC name Mercury telluride
	Other names Mercuric telluride, mercury(II) telluride
Identifiers
CAS Number	12068-90-5 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ECHA InfoCard	100.031.905
EC Number	235-108-9;
PubChem CID	82914;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID3065245 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/Hg.Te;
	SMILES [Te]=[Hg];
Properties
Chemical formula	HgTe
Molar mass	328.19 g/mol
Appearance	near black cubic crystals
Density	8.1 g/cm3
Melting point	670°C
Structure
Crystal structure	Sphalerite, cF8
Space group	F43m, No. 216
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Mercury telluride (HgTe) is a binary chemical compound of mercury and tellurium. It is a semi-metal related to the II-VI group of semiconductor materials. Alternative names are mercuric telluride and mercury(II) telluride.

HgTe occurs in nature as the mineral form coloradoite.