Inorganic Solid Phases

Hg0.90Cd0.10Te (Cd0.5Hg0.5Te) Crystal Structure

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General Information

  • Phase Label(s): Cd0.5Hg0.5Te
  • Structure Class(es): ZnS-SiC polytype, normal adamantane structure
  • Classification by Properties: giant magnetocaloric effect GMCE, heavy fermion compound, luminescent, metal, n
  • Mineral Name(s): –
  • Pearson Symbol: cF8
  • Space Group: 216
  • Phase Prototype: ZnS
  • Measurement Detail(s): automatic diffractometer; Rigaku AFC7R (determination of structural parameters), X-rays, Mo Kα; λ = 0.071073 nm (determination of structural parameters), T = 293 K (determination of structural parameters)
  • Phase Class(es): –
  • Compound Class(es): telluride
  • Interpretation Detail(s): complete structure determined, full-matrix least-squares refinement on F2; I > 2σ(I), R = 0.0605; wR = 0.1654
  • Sample Detail(s): sample prepared from Hg[CN]2, Cd, Te, energy-dispersive X-ray analysis; Hg/Cd/Te ratio 0.89/0.11/1.0; no other elements detected, single crystal (determination of structural parameters)

Substance Summary

  • Standard Formula: Cd0.10Hg0.90Te
  • Alphabetic Formula: Cd0.10Hg0.90Te
  • Published Formula: Hg0.90Cd0.10Te
  • Refined Formula: Cd0.10Hg0.90Te
  • Wyckoff Sequence: 216,ca
  • Z Formula Units: 4
  • Density: ρ = 7.85 Mg·m−3
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Crystallographic Data

Cell Parameters

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Atom Coordinates

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    PAULING FILE Multinaries Edition – 2012

  • Dataset ID

    sd_1715846

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    ©Springer & Material Phases Data System (MPDS), Switzerland & National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Japan, 2016

  • Chief Editor

    Pierre Villars, Material Phases Data System (MPDS), CH-6354 Vitznau, Switzerland

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    Project Coordinator: Shuichi Iwata

    Section-Editor: Karin Cenzual (Crystal Structures)

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