telluride

noun

tel·​lu·​ride ˈtel-yə-ˌrīd 

: a binary compound of tellurium with a more electropositive element or group

Examples of telluride in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The silver telluride had properties ideal for colloidal quantum dots, most notably tunability. —Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 18 Jan. 2024

Using more thermoelectrically efficient materials like bismuth telluride would boost the power output, but the advantage here is that the device is low cost, stretchable, and completely biodegradable. —IEEE Spectrum, 18 Feb. 2023

And this thermoelectric fabric is cheap---bismuth telluride, another other thermoelectric material, costs seven times as much. —Sarah Zhang, Discover Magazine, 23 Feb. 2012

Heads turned last year when Japanese scientists announced that heating iron telluride in red wine did wonders for its conductive ability . —Veronique Greenwood, Discover Magazine, 23 Mar. 2012

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

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

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

Its solar cells rely on a coating of cadmium and telluride. —Bob Davis, WSJ, 21 June 2021

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use

1832, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing telluride

• cadmium telluride

Geographical Definition

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.