Holmium(III) telluride is an inorganic compound, one of the tellurides of holmium, with the chemical formula Ho2Te3.

Preparation

Holmium(III) telluride can be obtained by reacting tellurium and holmium in a stoichiometric ratio:

Properties

Holmium(III) telluride can be dissolved in indium(III) telluride to form a solid solution containing HoInTe3 phase (peritectic temperature 890 K):Akhmedova, J. A.; Agaev, A. B.; Rustamov, P. G. Indium sesquitelluride-holmium sesquitelluride system. Neorganicheskie Materialy, 1992. 28 (2): 2009-2010. .

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