Lithium tritelluride
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3D model (JSmol)
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| LiTe3 | |
| Molar mass | 389.74 g·mol−1 |
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lithium telluride |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Lithium tritelluride is an intercalary compound of lithium and tellurium with empirical formula LiTe
3. It is one of three known members of the Li-Te system, the others being the raw metals and lithium telluride (Li
2Te).
LiTe3 was first discovered in 1969 by researchers at the US Atomic Energy Commission.[1] Research into the compound has been primarily driven by the possibility of using molten tellurium salts to cool a nuclear reactor.[2][3][4]
Lithium tritelluride can be synthesized by heating a mixture of the appropriate stoichiometry. It is unstable below 304 °C; if left below that temperature, it will decompose, releasing tellurium vapor.[2][3][4]
Structurally, lithium tritelluride is composed of parallel graphene-like planes of tellurium. Atoms in these planes are aligned to form "vertical" columns of tellurium; the lithium ions then form columns running through the center of each tellurium hexagon.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Foster, M. S.; Johnson, C. E.; Davis, K. A.; Peck, J.; Schablaske, R. (1969). (Technical report). USAEC. p. 141. ANL-7575.
{{cite tech report}}: Missing or empty|title=(help), as cited in Valentine, Cavin & Yakel 1977. - ^ a b Hitch, B.F.; Toth, L.M.; Brynestad, J. (January 1978). "The decomposition equilibrium of LiTe3". Journal of Inorganic and Nuclear Chemistry. 40 (1): 31–34. doi:10.1016/0022-1902(78)80301-7.
- ^ a b Cunningham, P. T.; Johnson, S. A.; Cairns, E. J. (1973). "Phase Equilibria in Lithium-Chalcogen Systems". Journal of the Electrochemical Society. 120 (3): 328. doi:10.1149/1.2403448.
- ^ a b Songster, J.; Pelton, A. D. (June 1992). "The li-te (lithium-tellurium) system". Journal of Phase Equilibria. 13 (3): 300–303. doi:10.1007/BF02667559. S2CID 97799347.
- ^ Valentine, D. Y.; Cavin, O. B.; Yakel, H. L. (15 May 1977). "On the crystal structure of LiTe3". Acta Crystallographica Section B Structural Crystallography and Crystal Chemistry. 33 (5): 1389–1396. Bibcode:1977AcCrB..33.1389V. doi:10.1107/S0567740877006141. S2CID 98036149.