Chemistry:Caesium telluride

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Short description: Chemical compound, Cs2Te
Caesium telluride
Names
IUPAC name
Caesium telluridocaesium
Other names
Cesium telluride; dicaesium telluride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
EC Number
  • 235-364-1
Properties
Cs2Te
Molar mass 393.4
Appearance Crystalline solid
Boiling point 395.717128
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Caesium telluride or Caesium telluridocaesium[1] is an inorganic salt with a chemical formula Cs2Te.[2] Caesium telluride is used to make photo cathodes.[3]

Caesium telluride is the photoemissive material used in many laser-driven radio frequency (RF) electron guns like in the TESLA Test Facility (TTF).[4]

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