telluride
noun
tel·lu·ride
ˈtel-yə-ˌrīd 
: a binary compound of tellurium with a more electropositive element or group
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Hunting axions with 'quasiparticles' The foundation of the team's dark matter detector is the development of an axion quasiparticle using a material known for its unique electronic and magnetic characteristics called manganese bismuth telluride.
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 16 Apr. 2025
The silver telluride had properties ideal for colloidal quantum dots, most notably tunability.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 18 Jan. 2024
The cadmium and telluride used in its PVs are collocated with zinc and copper and are basically byproducts of mining those elements, and that helps enable Toledo Solar to concentrate its entire supply chain in North America.
—Jeremy Beaman, Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2023
Copper telluride, shown here, is produced in a new process at Rio Tinto's Kennecott copper operation.
—Tim Fitzpatrick, The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 May 2022
That initial research also demonstrated that a similar mechanism is active in other metallic systems, such as iron, and in semiconductor materials, such as lead telluride.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 Aug. 2017
In lead telluride with both nano-structuring and meso-structuring, the researchers measured a ZT of about 2.2 when the material was heated to around 1190 degrees Fahrenheit.
—Sophie Bushwick, Discover Magazine, 20 Sep. 2012
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 16 Apr. 2025
The silver telluride had properties ideal for colloidal quantum dots, most notably tunability.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 18 Jan. 2024
The cadmium and telluride used in its PVs are collocated with zinc and copper and are basically byproducts of mining those elements, and that helps enable Toledo Solar to concentrate its entire supply chain in North America.
—Jeremy Beaman, Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2023
Copper telluride, shown here, is produced in a new process at Rio Tinto's Kennecott copper operation.
—Tim Fitzpatrick, The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 May 2022
That initial research also demonstrated that a similar mechanism is active in other metallic systems, such as iron, and in semiconductor materials, such as lead telluride.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 Aug. 2017
In lead telluride with both nano-structuring and meso-structuring, the researchers measured a ZT of about 2.2 when the material was heated to around 1190 degrees Fahrenheit.
—Sophie Bushwick, Discover Magazine, 20 Sep. 2012
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“Telluride.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/telluride. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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Telluride
geographical name
Tel·lu·ride
ˈtel-yə-ˌrīd
town in the San Juan Mountains, southwestern Colorado population 2325
Note: Founded as a mining camp, Telluride flourished with the discovery of silver, gold, copper, iron, lead, and zinc nearby. Today it is a ski resort with numerous upscale seasonal homes.
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