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Application

Lead(II) telluride (PbTe) is a narrow bandgap semiconductor with good electrical properties. It is a thermoelectric material with thermal conductivity of ~2 Wm⁻¹K⁻¹ at 300 K, which can be used in thermoelectric power generation and energy conversion.

General description

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Lead telluride (PbTe) has a cubic rocksalt crystal structure which undergoes transition at high pressures to an orthorhombic structure.1 PbTe is a thermoelectric material, oxidation in air has been reported. 2

Packaging

Packaged in glass bottles

50 g in glass bottle