Europium(II) telluride is an inorganic compound of europium and tellurium, with the chemical formula EuTe.
Preparation
Europium(II) telluride can be prepared by the reaction of europium and tellurium at 500–1000 °C.[3]
- Eu + Te → EuTe
The compound can also be prepared by reacting europium(II) hydride and tellurium in a stream of hydrogen at 600–850 °C:[3]
- EuH2 + Te → EuTe + H2
Properties
Europium(II) telluride is a black antiferromagnetic[4] solid[2] with a cubic crystal structure[1] of the NaCl-type.[5]
References
- ^ a b c Haynes, William M.; Lide, David R.; Bruno, Thomas J. (2012). CRC handbook of chemistry and physics: a ready reference book of chemical and physical data (93rd ed.). Boca Raton: CRC. ISBN 978-1-4398-8049-4.
- ^ a b Europium telluride, 99.5% (REO) at AlfaAesar, accessed on {{{Datum}}} (PDF) (JavaScript required).[dead link]
- ^ a b Handbuch der präparativen anorganischen Chemie. 1 (3., umgearb. Aufl ed.). Stuttgart: Enke. 1975. ISBN 978-3-432-02328-1.
- ^ Coey, J. M. D. (2010-03-25). Magnetism and Magnetic Materials. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-139-48692-7.
- ^ Szytula, Andrej; Leciejewicz, Janusz (1994-03-08). Handbook of Crystal Structures and Magnetic Properties of Rare Earth Intermetallics. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-4261-5.
