Ytterbium monotelluride

Ytterbium monotelluride is an inorganic compound, one of the tellurides of ytterbium, with the chemical formula YbTe.

Preparation

Ytterbium monotelluride can be produced by the high-temperature reduction reaction of ytterbium(III) telluride (Yb₂Te₃), or by the reaction of ytterbium(III) chloride, tellurium and hydrogen:

YbCl₃ + H₂ → YbCl₂ + 2 HCl

YbCl₂ + H₂ + Te → YbTe + 2 HCl

The thermal decomposition of [(py)₂Yb(μ-η²-η²-PhNNPh)(TePh)]₂·₂py will also produce ytterbium monotelluride, but at the same time, ytterbium(III) nitride will be produced.

References

Further reading

• Ziya S. Aliev, Gulnara I. Ibadova, Jean-Claude Tedenac, Mahammad B. Babanly (Jul 2014). "Study of the YbTe–SnTe–Sb2Te3 quasi-ternary system". Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 602: 248–254. doi:10.1016/j.jallcom.2014.03.036. Archived from the original on 2018-06-09. Retrieved 2023-06-13.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
• Siron, Martin; Andriuc, Oxana; Persson, Kristin A. (2022-08-11). "Data-Driven Investigation of Tellurium-Containing Semiconductors for CO 2 Reduction: Trends in Adsorption and Scaling Relations". The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 126 (31): 13224–13236. doi:10.1021/acs.jpcc.2c04810. ISSN 1932-7447. PMC 9377373. PMID 35983310.