Tantalum telluride
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| Tantalum telluride | |
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| IUPAC name | tantalum(IV) telluride |
| Other names | tantalum ditelluride tantalum telluride |
| Identifiers | |
| CAS number | [12067-66-2] |
| Properties | |
| Molecular formula | TaTe2 |
| Molar mass | 436.15 g/mol |
| Density | 9.4 g/cm3 |
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Tantalum telluride is a chemical compound of tantalum and tellurium. It is unusual in that it forms dodecagonal chalcogenide quasicrystals, a formation that cannot occur in a normal crystal because it does not result in a periodic crystal lattice.

