CAS 12058-20-7 Molybdenum Telluride - Catalysts / Alfa Chemistry

IUPAC Name

bis(tellanylidene)molybdenum

Molecular Weight

351.1g/mol

Molecular Formula

MoTe2

Canonical SMILES

[Mo](=[Te])=[Te]

InChI

InChI=1S/Mo.2Te

InChI Key

HITXEXPSQXNMAN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Complexity

18.3

Covalently-Bonded Unit Count

EC Number

235-028-4

Exact Mass

355.716088g/mol

Formal Charge

H-Bond Acceptor

H-Bond Donor

Heavy Atom Count

MeSH Entry Terms

molybdenum telluride

Monoisotopic Mass

357.717849g/mol

Rotatable Bond Count

Application

Molybdenum Telluride, with its unique gray hexagonal structure and availability as a 40μm powder, serves as a highly effective solid lubricant. It is employed with 99.9% purity as a sputtering target to produce lubricant films. As a member of the transition metal dichalcogenides, it belongs to an important class of two-dimensional layered inorganic nanomaterials. These materials have garnered considerable attention because of their physical and chemical properties that vary with thickness. Molybdenum Telluride finds applications across various advanced technologies, including photocatalysis, photovoltaics, gas sensing, lithium-ion batteries, field-effect transistors, and spintronics.

April 26, 2025

Outstanding Solid Lubricant for Research Applications

Molybdenum Telluride is excellent in our lab, especially for creating lubricant films with its 99.9% purity. This 40μm powder is indispensable in studying transition metal dichalcogenides' properties and applications.