Inorganic Tellurides
Many metal tellurides are known, including some minerals. Although the bonding in these materials is often fairly covalent, they are described casually as salts of Te2−. Using this approach, Ag2Te is derived from Ag+. Tellurides of economic importance are those of cadmium, bismuth, and lead. Cadmium telluride has photovoltaic activity, while bismuth and lead tellurides are exceptional thermoelectric materials.
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