tellanylidenecadmium

• ChemBase ID: 126317
• Molecular Formular: CdHTe
• Molecular Mass: 241.01894
• Monoisotopic Mass: 244.81740703
• SMILES: [Cd]=[TeH]
• Canonical SMILES: [Cd]=[TeH]
• InChI: InChI=1S/Cd.Te
• InChIKey: RPPBZEBXAAZZJH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

NAMES AND DATABASE IDS

Names

• IUPAC name: tellanylidenecadmium
• IUPAC Traditional name: cadmium telluride
• Synonyms: Cadmium telluride; Irtran-6; Cadmium telluride; 碲化镉

Database IDs

• CAS Number: 1306-25-8
• EC Number: 215-149-9
• MDL Number: MFCD00015998
• PubChem SID: 162220655; 24855535
• PubChem CID: 91501
• Chemspider ID: 82622
• Wikipedia Title: Cadmium_telluride

CALCULATED PROPERTIES

• H Acceptors: 1
• H Donor: 0
• LogD (pH = 5.5): 0.45
• LogD (pH = 7.4): 0.45
• Log P: 0.45
• Molar Refractivity: 0.0 cm^3
• Polarizability: 10.700749 Å^3
• Polar Surface Area: 0.0 Å^2
• Rotatable Bonds: 0
• Lipinski's Rule of Five: true

PROPERTIES

Physical Property

• Solubility: insoluble
• Apperance: crystals; powder
• Melting Point: 1092 °C
• Boiling Point: 1130 °C
• Density: 5.85 g·cm^-3; 6.2 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)
• Refractive Index: 2.67 (@10 μm)
• Bandgap: 1.44 eV (@300 K, direct)

Safety Information

• RTECS: EV3330000
• European Hazard Symbols: Dangerous for the environment (N); Harmful (Xn); Nature polluting (N); Harmful (Xn)
• UN Number: 2570
• German water hazard class: 3
• Hazard Class: 6.1
• Packing Group: 3
• Risk Statements: 20/21/22-50/53; R20/21/22, R50/53
• Safety Statements: 60-61; S2, S60, S61
• EU Index: 048-001-00-5
• GHS Pictograms: GHS07; GHS09
• GHS Signal Word: Warning
• GHS Hazard statements: H302-H312-H332-H410
• GHS Precautionary statements: P273-P280-P501
• Personal Protective Equipment: dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves
• RID/ADR: UN 2570 6.1/PG 3

Product Information

• Purity: ≥99.99% trace metals basis; 99.9999% trace metals basis
• Grade: deposition grade
• Particle Size: <250 μm
• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): CdTe

DETAILS

Sigma Aldrich - 716669

Application
A direct bandgap semiconductor (bandgap 1.56 eV at 300 K). CdTe is also a strong solar cell material. It is usually sandwiched with cadmium sulfide to form a p-n junction photovoltaic solar cell. Typically, CdTe cells use a n-i-p structure.
Packaging
5 g in glass bottle

Sigma Aldrich - 256544

Packaging
10, 50 g in poly bottle