PtTe2 (Platina Ditelluride)
PtTe2 is a metal and is paramagnetic. The layers are stacked together via van der Waals interactions and can be exfoliated into thin 2D layers. Platina Ditelluride belongs to the group-X transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDC).
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The PtTe2 crystals produced at HQ Graphene have a typical lateral size of ~0.2-0.3 cm, and have a metallic appearance.
PtTe2 crystal properties
| Crystal size | ~2-3 mm |
| Electrical properties | Metal, paramagnetic |
| Crystal structure | Hexagonal |
| Unit cell parameters | a = b = 0.4000 nm, c = 0.5192 nm, α = β = 90°, γ = 120° |
| Monolayer properties |  Link to C2DB containing calculated properties |
| Type | Synthetic |
| Purity | >99.995% |
| Characterized by | XRD, Raman, EDX |
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The single crystal PtTe2 is characterized using:
XRD: single crystal and powder X-ray diffraction (D8 Venture Bruker and D8 Advance Bruker)EDX: Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy for stoichiometric analysis
Raman: 785 nm Raman system
Raman, XRD and EDX on PtTe2:
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PtTe2 (Platina Ditelluride)
1. Hu, Xin, et al. "Infrared nanoimaging of surface plasmons in type-II Dirac semimetal PtTe2 nanoribbons." ACS nano 14.5 (2020): 6276-6284.