Terbium Telluride (TbTe) is a crystal grown product generally immediately available in most volumes. Technical, research and safety (MSDS) information is available as is a Reference Calculator for converting relevant units of measurement.
Terbium is a Block F, Group 3, Period 6 element. The number of electrons in each of Terbium's shells is 2, 8, 18, 27, 8, 2 and its electronic configuration is [Xe]4f9 6s2. In its elemental form terbium's CAS number is 7440-27-9. Terbium is considered to be somewhat toxic.The terbium atom has a radius of 176.3.pm and it's Van der Waals radius is unknown. Terbium is primarily used in phosphors, particularly in fluorescent lamps and as the high intensity green emitter used in projection televisions, such as the yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Tb:YAG) variety. Terbium is available as metal and compounds with purities from 99% to 99.999% (ACS grade to ultra-high purity); metals in the form of foil, sputtering target, and rod, and compounds as submicron and nanopowder. Terbium responds efficiently in x-ray excitation and is, therefore, used as an x-ray phosphor. Terbium alloys are also used in magneto-optic recording films, such as Tb-Fe-Co. Terbium was first discovered by Carl Mosander in 1843. Terbium is named after "Ytterby", a town in Sweden. See Terbium research below.
Tellurium is a Block P, Group 16, Period 5 element. The number of electrons in each of Tellurium's shells is 2, 8, 18, 18, 6 and its electronic configuration is [Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p4. In its elemental form tellurium's CAS number is 13494-80-9. The tellurium atom has a radius of 143.2.pm and it's Van der Waals radius is 206.pm. Tellurium is a p-type semiconductor, and shows greater conductivity in certain directions, depending on alignment of the atoms. It is grown in crystalline form with other elements such as indium telluride. Its conductivity increases slightly with exposure to light which makes many tellurides candidates for solar energyapplications. Tellurium improves the machinability of copper and stainless steel, and its addition to lead decreases the corrosive action of sulfuric acid on lead and improves its strength and hardness. Tellurium is used as a basic ingredient in blasting caps, and is added to cast iron for chill control. Tellurium is used in ceramics. Bismuth telluride has been used in thermoelectric devices. Iron is available as metal and compounds with purities from 99% to 99.999% (ACS grade to ultra-high purity); metals in the form of foil, sputtering target, and rod, and compounds as submicron and nanopowder. Tellurium was first discovered by Franz Muller von Reichenstein in 1782. The name Tellurium originates from the Greek word 'Tellus' meaning Earth. See Tellurium research below.
American Elements semi conducting materials are crystal structures produced from ultra high purity starting materials synthesized by our high purity production facility which includes several large electric muffle furnaces, a tube furnace for hydrogen reduction, 50 gallon glass-lined Pfaudler reactors supported by our analytical laboratory containing X-ray diffraction, SEM, AA, BET surface area, and ICP Spectrometry for trace metals analysis. See a discussion of American Elements Ultra High Purity and Analytical capabilities. See Crystal Growth for processes used to fabricate semiconductor materials, which include:
Crystal "pulling" by the Czochaiski method for production of semiconductor materials
Flux growth and gradient freeze
Directional solidification of fluorites using both the Bridgman-Stockbarger and float zoning techniques
PACKAGING SPECIFICATIONS FOR BULK & RESEARCH QUANTITIES
Typical bulk packaging includes palletized plastic 5 gallon/25 kg. pails, fiber and steel drums to 1 ton super sacks in full container (FCL) or truck load (T/L) quantities. Research and sample quantities and hygroscopic, oxidizing or other air sensitive materials may be packaged under argon or vacuum. Shipping documentation includes a Certificate of Analysis and Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS). Solutions are packaged in polypropylene, plastic or glass jars up to palletized 440 gallon liquid totes.
Cilostazol Determination by the Enhancement of the Green Emission of Tb(3+) Optical Sensor.
Attia MS, Mahmoud WH, Youssef AO, Mostafa MS.
J Fluoresc. 2011 Aug 5. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID:
21818537
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
[Induction-resonance energy transfer between the terbium-binding peptide and the red fluorescent proteins Dsred2 and TagRFP].
[No authors listed]
Biofizika. 2011 May-Jun;56(3):389-95. Russian.
PMID:
21786690
[PubMed - in process]
Interactions between metal ions and carbohydrates. Syntheses and spectroscopic studies of several lanthanide nitrate-d-galactitol complexes.
Yu L, Hua X, Pan Q, Yang L, Xu Y, Zhao G, Wang H, Wang H, Wu J, Liu K, Chen J.
Carbohydr Res. 2011 Jun 30. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID:
21784418
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Characterization of the ß?-crystallin domains of ß?-CAT, a non-lens ß?-crystallin and trefoil factor complex, from the skin of the toad Bombina maxima.
Gao Q, Xiang Y, Zeng L, Ma XT, Lee WH, Zhang Y.
Biochimie. 2011 Jul 26. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID:
21784123
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Detection of bacterial endospores in soil by terbium fluorescence.
Brandes Ammann A, Kölle L, Brandl H.
Int J Microbiol. 2011;2011:435281. Epub 2011 Jul 7.
PMID:
21754939
[PubMed]
Poly[[tetra-aqua-tris-(µ(3)-hexane-1,6-di-carboxyl-ato)diterbium(III)] 0.25-hydrate].
Li FF, Zhang HJ, Zhang LN.
Acta Crystallogr Sect E Struct Rep Online. 2011 Apr 1;67(Pt 4):m412. Epub 2011 Mar 9.
PMID:
21753944
[PubMed]
Single-Molecule Magnetic Behavior in a Neutral Terbium(III) Complex of a Picolinate-Based Nitronyl Nitroxide Free Radical.
Coronado E, Gime´nez-Saiz C, Recuenco A, Tarazo´n A, Romero FM, Camo´n A, Luis F.
Inorg Chem. 2011 Aug 15;50(16):7370-7372. Epub 2011 Jul 13.
PMID:
21751792
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Effect of terbium(iii) on the binding of aromatic guests with sodium taurocholate aggregates.
Pace TC, Souza Júnior SP, Zhang HT, Bohne C.
Photochem Photobiol Sci. 2011 Jul 12. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID:
21750813
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Label-free colorimetric and quantitative detection of cancer marker protein using noncrosslinking aggregation of Au/Ag nanoparticles induced by target-specific peptide probe.
Wang X, Wu L, Ren J, Miyoshi D, Sugimoto N, Qu X.
Biosens Bioelectron. 2011 Aug 15;26(12):4804-9. Epub 2011 Jun 17.
PMID:
21733670
[PubMed - in process]
CeF3 and PrF3 as UV-Visible Faraday rotators.
Molina P, Vasyliev V, Víllora EG, Shimamura K.
Opt Express. 2011 Jun 6;19(12):11786-91. doi: 10.1364/OE.19.011786.
PMID:
21716411
[PubMed - in process]
A terbium-sensitized spectrofluorimetric method for determination of catecholamines in a serum sample with micelle medium.
Kamruzzaman M, Alam AM, Lee SH, Kim YH, Kim SH.
Luminescence. 2011 Jun 21. doi: 10.1002/bio.1332. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID:
21692167
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Terbium(iii) complex as a luminescent sensor for human serum albumin in aqueous solution.
Wang X, Wang X, Wang Y, Guo Z.
Chem Commun (Camb). 2011 Jul 28;47(28):8127-9. Epub 2011 Jun 20.
PMID:
21691617
[PubMed - in process]
Efficient inhibition of germination of coat-deficient bacterial spores by multivalent metal cations, including terbium (tb3+).
Yi X, Bond C, Sarker MR, Setlow P.
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2011 Aug;77(15):5536-9. Epub 2011 Jun 17.
PMID:
21685163
[PubMed - in process]
Determination of carvedilol by its quenching effect on the luminescence of terbium complex in dosage form.
Leonenko I, Aleksandrova D, Yegorova A.
Acta Pol Pharm. 2011 May-Jun;68(3):325-30.
PMID:
21648186
[PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Luminescent Trimethoprim-Polyaminocarboxylate Lanthanide Complex Conjugates for Selective Protein Labeling and Time-Resolved Bioassays.
Reddy DR, Pedro´ Rosa LE, Miller LW.
Bioconjug Chem. 2011 Jul 20;22(7):1402-1409. Epub 2011 Jun 7.
PMID:
21619068
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Lanthanide directed self-assembly formations of Tb(III) and Eu(III) luminescent complexes from tryptophan based pyridyl amide ligands.
Lincheneau C, Leonard JP, McCabe T, Gunnlaugsson T.
Chem Commun (Camb). 2011 Jul 7;47(25):7119-21. Epub 2011 May 26.
PMID:
21614366
[PubMed - in process]
Gold nanoparticles-based fluorescence enhancement of the terbium-levofloxacin system and its application in pharmaceutical preparations.
Lee SH, Wabaidur SM, Alothman ZA, Alam SM.
Luminescence. 2011 May 24. doi: 10.1002/bio.1311. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID:
21608101
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Optical properties and luminescence dynamics of Eu3+-doped terbium orthophosphate nanophosphors.
Ruan Y, Xiao Q, Luo W, Li R, Chen X.
Nanotechnology. 2011 Jul 8;22(27):275701. Epub 2011 May 20.
PMID:
21597160
[PubMed - in process]
A long-lived luminescence and EPR bimodal lanthanide-based probe for free radicals.
Hong J, Zhuang Y, Ji X, Guo X.
Analyst. 2011 Jun 21;136(12):2464-70. Epub 2011 May 10.
PMID:
21556434
[PubMed - in process]
Development of a terbium complex-based luminescent probe for imaging endogenous hydrogen peroxide generation in plant tissues.
Ye Z, Chen J, Wang G, Yuan J.
Anal Chem. 2011 Jun 1;83(11):4163-9. Epub 2011 May 11.
PMID:
21548628
[PubMed - in process]
Multi-metal(loid) methylation in methanoarchaea is linked to central intermediates of methanogenesis.
Thomas F, Diaz-Bone RA, Wuerfel O, Huber B, Weidenbach K, Schmitz RA, Hensel R.
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2011 Oct 14. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID:
22003009
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Synthesis, structure, and bonding of orthorhombic r(5)au(2)te(2) (R = lu, ho, dy, y). Electronic structure of the binary parent valence compound eu(5)as(4).
Chai P, Corbett JD.
Inorg Chem. 2011 Nov 7;50(21):10949-55. Epub 2011 Oct 12.
PMID:
21991925
[PubMed - in process]
Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Protects Escherichia coli from Tellurite-Mediated Oxidative Stress.
Sandoval JM, Arenas FA, Vásquez CC.
PLoS One. 2011;6(9):e25573. Epub 2011 Sep 30.
PMID:
21984934
[PubMed - in process]
Microbial processing of tellurium as a tool in biotechnology.
Turner RJ, Borghese R, Zannoni D.
Biotechnol Adv. 2011 Sep 1. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID:
21907273
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Measurement of the ?? Decay Half-Life of ^{130}Te with the NEMO-3 Detector.
Arnold R, Augier C, Baker J, Barabash AS, Basharina-Freshville A, Blondel S, Bongrand M, Broudin-Bay G, Brudanin V, Caffrey AJ, Chapon A, Chauveau E, Durand D, Egorov V, Flack R, Garrido X, Grozier J, Guillon B, Hubert P, Hugon C, Jackson CM, Jullian S, Kauer M, Klimenko A, Kochetov O, Konovalov SI, Kovalenko V, Lalanne D, Lamhamdi T, Lang K, Liptak Z, Lutter G, Mamedov F, Marquet Ch, Martin-Albo J, Mauger F, Mott J, Nachab A, Nemchenok I, Nguyen CH, Nova F, Novella P, Ohsumi H, Pahlka RB, Perrot F, Piquemal F, Reyss JL, Richards B, Ricol JS, Saakyan R, Sarazin X, Simard L, Simkovic F, Shitov Y, Smolnikov A, Söldner-Rembold S, Stekl I, Suhonen J, Sutton CS, Szklarz G, Thomas J, Timkin V, Torre S, Tretyak VI, Umatov V, Vála L, Vanyushin I, Vasiliev V, Vorobel V, Vylov Ts, Zukauskas A; NEMO-3 Collaboration.
Phys Rev Lett. 2011 Aug 5;107(6):062504. Epub 2011 Aug 4.
PMID:
21902318
[PubMed - in process]
Synthesis and characterization of wurtzite ZnTe nanorods with controllable aspect ratios.
Zhang J, Jin S, Fry HC, Peng S, Shevchenko E, Wiederrecht GP, Rajh T.
J Am Chem Soc. 2011 Oct 5;133(39):15324-7. Epub 2011 Sep 12.
PMID:
21899348
[PubMed - in process]
A homometallic tricapped cubane cluster: [(Cp*Mo)4B4H4(?4-BH)3] (Cp* = ?5-C5Me5).
Thakur A, Sahoo S, Ghosh S.
Inorg Chem. 2011 Sep 5;50(17):7940-2. Epub 2011 Aug 11.
PMID:
21834507
[PubMed - in process]
Selective antimicrobial activity associated with sulfur nanoparticles.
Schneider T, Baldauf A, Ba LA, Jamier V, Khairan K, Sarakbi MB, Reum N, Schneider M, Röseler A, Becker K, Burkholz T, Winyard PG, Kelkel M, Diederich M, Jacob C.
J Biomed Nanotechnol. 2011 Jun;7(3):395-405.
PMID:
21830480
[PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Bioactivity of the conjugation of green-emitting CdTe quantum dots with a carborane complex.
Wu C, Shi L, Li Q, Zhao J, Selke M, Yan H, Wang X.
J Nanosci Nanotechnol. 2011 Apr;11(4):3091-9.
PMID:
21776675
[PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Isolation and characterization of an environmental cadmium- and tellurite-resistant Pseudomonas strain.
Chien CC, Jiang MH, Tsai MR, Chien CC.
Environ Toxicol Chem. 2011 Oct;30(10):2202-7. doi: 10.1002/etc.620. Epub 2011 Aug 10.
PMID:
21766319
[PubMed - in process]
An ultrasensitive hydrogen peroxide biosensor based on electrocatalytic synergy of graphene-gold nanocomposite, CdTe-CdS core-shell quantum dots and gold nanoparticles.
Gu Z, Yang S, Li Z, Sun X, Wang G, Fang Y, Liu J.
Anal Chim Acta. 2011 Sep 2;701(1):75-80. Epub 2011 Jul 4.
PMID:
21763811
[PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Synchronous determination of mercury (II) and copper (II) based on quantum dots-multilayer film.
Ma Q, Ha E, Yang F, Su X.
Anal Chim Acta. 2011 Sep 2;701(1):60-5. Epub 2011 Jun 17.
PMID:
21763809
[PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Procedure-Controlled Selective Synthesis of 5-Acyl-2-iminothiazolines and their Selenium and Tellurium Derivatives by Convergent Tandem Annulation.
Wang Y, Zhang WX, Wang Z, Xi Z.
Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2011 Jul 14. doi: 10.1002/anie.201101948. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available.
PMID:
21761522
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Synthesis, structures and ab initio studies of selenium and tellurium bis(carbodithioates and carbothioates).
Kato S, Tani K, Ishida M, Nonogaki J, Ebihara M, Hayashi S, Nakanishi W, Niyomura O, Ando F, Koketsu J.
Dalton Trans. 2011 Aug 28;40(32):8156-69. Epub 2011 Jul 13.
PMID:
21750832
[PubMed - in process]
Electrical bistability in self-assembled hybrid multilayers of phospholipid and nanoparticles.
Yuan B, Hu SX, Lu NY, Xu F, Zhou K, Ma YQ, Li M.
Nanotechnology. 2011 Aug 5;22(31):315303. Epub 2011 Jul 12.
PMID:
21747161
[PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Organomercury(II) and tellurium(II) compounds with the "pincer" ligand 2,6-[O(CH2CH2)2NCH2]2C6H3--stabilization of an unusual organotellurium(II) cationic species.
Beleaga A, Bojan VR, Pöllnitz A, Rat CI, Silvestru C.
Dalton Trans. 2011 Sep 21;40(35):8830-8. Epub 2011 Jul 11.
PMID:
21743935
[PubMed - in process]
Differentiation between the motor and sensory fascicles of the peripheral nerves from adult rats using annexin V-CdTe-conjugated polymer.
Meng X, Lu L, Wang H, Liu B.
Neurol India. 2011 May-Jun;59(3):333-8.
PMID:
21743158
[PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Tellurium tetrachloride and diphenyl ditelluride cause cytotoxicity in rat hippocampal astrocytes.
Roy S, Hardej D.
Food Chem Toxicol. 2011 Oct;49(10):2564-74. Epub 2011 Jul 1.
PMID:
21742007
[PubMed - in process]