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K<sub>2</sub>Cu<sub>5</sub>Te<sub>5</sub>, a Novel Mixed‐Valence Layered Compound with Metallic Properties

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1991

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Abstract

Edge-sharing rhombic [Cu2Te2] units form the building blocks in the corrugated anionic [Cu5Te5] layers (see the sketch at the right) in mixed-valent K2Cu5Te5—a metallic conductor of the p type. K2Cu5Te5 is formed on treatment of Cu with K2Tex (x ≈ 4) at 350°C in vacuum as black crystals and is stable to air and moisture.

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