Te
Traditional Materials TRAMP-ID: mp-9924 · Space group: Cmmm (#65)
Basic Information
Formula
Te
MP-ID
mp-9924
Elements
1
Sites
2
Density
6.0196
g/cm³
Volume
70.40
ų
Cell a
3.0703
Å
Cell b
5.1116
Å
Cell c
5.1116
Å
α Angle
70.71
°
β Angle
72.52
°
γ Angle
72.52
°
Space Group
Cmmm
Point Group
mmm
Crystal System
Orthorhombic
Bravais Lattice
oC
Stability
No
Packing Fraction
-
X-ray Diffraction
Diffraction Pattern
X-axis: 2θ (°); Y-axis: relative intensity; Cu Kα ; λ=1.5418 Å
Diffraction Peaks (Top 24)
| 2θ | d (Å) | I | hkl |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22.95 | 3.8760 | 100.0 | (0,1,1) |
| 30.22 | 2.9578 | 49.7 | (0,1,-1) |
| 31.34 | 2.8546 | 90.2 | (1,0,0) |
| 38.28 | 2.3514 | 26.1 | (0,2,0) |
| 38.28 | 2.3514 | 26.1 | (0,0,2) |
| 44.09 | 2.0540 | 34.9 | (1,-1,1) |
| 44.09 | 2.0540 | 34.9 | (1,1,-1) |
| 45.90 | 1.9770 | 31.1 | (1,-1,-1) |
| 46.88 | 1.9380 | 14.6 | (0,2,2) |
| 55.94 | 1.6437 | 17.2 | (1,-2,0) |
| 55.94 | 1.6437 | 17.2 | (1,0,-2) |
| 56.79 | 1.6210 | 8.2 | (0,3,1) |
| 56.79 | 1.6210 | 8.2 | (0,1,3) |
| 60.29 | 1.5352 | 6.8 | (2,1,1) |
| 62.84 | 1.4789 | 6.0 | (0,2,-2) |
| 65.39 | 1.4273 | 10.7 | (2,0,0) |
| 67.70 | 1.3840 | 9.6 | (1,-2,-2) |
| 67.83 | 1.3817 | 4.8 | (0,3,-1) |
| 67.83 | 1.3817 | 4.8 | (0,1,-3) |
| 68.91 | 1.3626 | 9.1 | (2,2,0) |
| 71.90 | 1.3131 | 8.0 | (1,-2,2) |
| 71.90 | 1.3131 | 8.0 | (1,-1,3) |
| 73.27 | 1.2920 | 3.8 | (0,3,3) |
| 73.70 | 1.2854 | 7.5 | (2,-1,1) |
Energy Properties
Formation Energy/atom
0.12741
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-25.28982
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.1274
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-3.0159
eV/atom
Volume/atom
35.20
ų
c/a Ratio
1.6648
Electronic Properties
Metallic
Metal
Band Gap
0
eV
Direct Gap
No
CBM
N/A
eV
Magnetic Properties
Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
0.0000
μB
Mag. Ordering
Unknown
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.000000
μB/ų
Elastic Properties
KVRH
19.866
GPa
GVRH
13.840
GPa
Young's Modulus E
33.695
GPa
Poisson Ratio ν
0.217
Pugh Ratio K/G
1.435
Vickers Hardness Est.
-
GPa
Ductility
Ductile
Anisotropy
-241.389
Lame λ
10.639
GPa
Feature Analysis
Composition Overview
Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Te · 1.000
Element Family
N/A
Solute Fraction
0.000
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
Traditional Material Features
ROM Blended-Feature Radar
Rating & Classification
Tier
A
Score
0.488
Family
Pure Metal
Matrix Element
Te · 1.000
Related Tasks
Citation & References
Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-9924
Reference Citation
The crystal structure and related material properties of Te were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-9924, database version v2026.04.13).
Literature Citation
Horton, M.K., Huck, P., Yang, R.X. et al. Accelerated data-driven materials science with the Materials Project. Nat. Mater. 24, 1522–1532 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-025-02272-0
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Raw CIF Data
# generated using pymatgen
data_Te
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'P 1'
_cell_length_a 3.07030578
_cell_length_b 5.11158862
_cell_length_c 5.11158772
_cell_angle_alpha 70.71049550
_cell_angle_beta 72.52269838
_cell_angle_gamma 72.52270331
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number 1
_chemical_formula_structural Te
_chemical_formula_sum Te2
_cell_volume 70.39780168
_cell_formula_units_Z 2
loop_
_symmetry_equiv_pos_site_id
_symmetry_equiv_pos_as_xyz
1 'x, y, z'
loop_
_atom_site_type_symbol
_atom_site_label
_atom_site_symmetry_multiplicity
_atom_site_fract_x
_atom_site_fract_y
_atom_site_fract_z
_atom_site_occupancy
Te Te0 1 0.50092902 0.25000000 0.25000000 1.0
Te Te1 1 0.49907098 0.75000000 0.75000000 1.0
