The Cu–Te system: Phase relations determination and thermodynamic assessment

Dandan Huang, Rumo Han, Yao Wang, Tianfan Ye

Journal of Alloys and Compounds 855 157373 (2021) · Elsevier BV

DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2020.157373

Data: JSON record · id doi:10.1016/j.jallcom.2020.157373 · metadata: crossref

Roles in ORCHID

• read by ORCHID (values extracted): 139 released values
• cited as the original source of values
• assessment behind a TDB file: CuTe-21Hua.tdb (Cu–Te)

Systems

Cu–Te

Evidence in ORCHID

139 values read from this paper (132 accepted), from 3 tables and 7 text passages.

23 values in 2 other papers cite this work as their source.

ESPEI datasets derived: 8 (derived/invariant-brackets/CU-TE/CuTe-21Hua.zpf-00.json …).

Phase-registry phases citing it: phase:cu-te:a8-hexagonal, phase:cu-te:bcc-a2, phase:cu-te:cu2te-alpha, phase:cu-te:cu2te-beta, phase:cu-te:cu2te-delta, phase:cu-te:cu2te-epsilon, phase:cu-te:cu2te-gamma, phase:cu-te:cu2te-zeta, phase:cu-te:cu4te3-beta, phase:cu-te:cu4te3-c38, phase:cu-te:cute-alpha, phase:cu-te:cute-beta, phase:cu-te:fcc-a1, phase:cu-te:hcp-a3, phase:cu-te:liquid

Availability

Read by ORCHID: yes (values_extracted). Open-access licence (Crossref license field): none deposited. Crossref is-referenced-by count: 26 (retrieved 2026-10-23).

Relations

Cited by (Crossref reference lists) (6)

• Thermodynamic Modelling of the Te-X (X = Cu, Ga, Li, Sr) Systems (2022) [crossref_reference_list]
• Phase Equilibria of the Cu-Se-Te Ternary System (2023) [crossref_reference_list]
• Experimental determination of liquidus projection in Cu-Sb-Te system for thermoelectric material design (2026) [crossref_reference_list]
• Thermodynamic assessment of the Fe–Ni–Rh–Ti system (2022) [crossref_reference_list]
• The SGTE collection of binary datasets (2025) [crossref_reference_list]
• Interesting microstructures, primary solidification phases and phase diagrams of the Bi-Cu-Te ternary system (2026) [crossref_reference_list]

References (Crossref, publisher-deposited) (16)

• Spezifische Wärmen und thermische Fehlordnung von Kupferchalkogeniden Teil I: Cu₂Se und Cu₂Te bei angenähert stöchiometrischer Zusammensetzung (1973) [crossref_reference_list]
• Phase Transformations in Cuprous Telluride (1989) [crossref_reference_list]
• Metallographische Mitteilungen aus dem Institut für anorganische Chemie der Universität Göttingen. XLV. Über Kupfer‐Tellur (1907) [crossref_reference_list]
• The system copper-tellurium (1983) [crossref_reference_list]
• Etude du domaine d'existence de la phase α″ du tellurure cuivreux a partir de la conductivite electrique (1970) [crossref_reference_list]
• Etude du diagramme de phase du systeme CuTe dans le domaine de la solution solide Cu2 − x Te (0 < × < 0, 16) (1973) [crossref_reference_list]
• Equilibres de phases dans le systeme tellurure de cuivre, tellurure de bismuth (1993) [crossref_reference_list]
• The heat capacity of Cu2Te(c), CuTe(c), Ag2Te(c) And Ag1.64 Te(c) (1973) [crossref_reference_list]
• The Thermo-Calc databank system (1985) [crossref_reference_list]
• SGTE data for pure elements (1991) [crossref_reference_list]
• Thermodynamic investigation of the AgTe and CuTe eutectic alloys (1995) [crossref_reference_list]
• Thermodynamic description of the Dy–Si–C system in silicon carbide ceramics (2020) [crossref_reference_list]
• Phase Equilibria in the Cu–Te System (2003) [crossref_reference_list]
• Facile rapid synthesis of a nanocrystalline Cu ₂ Te multi-phase transition material and its thermoelectric performance (2017) [crossref_reference_list]
• Investigation on the structure and thermoelectric properties of Cu _<i>x</i> Te binary compounds (2019) [crossref_reference_list]
• Activity measurements of liquid copper binary alloys (1976) [crossref_reference_list]

Cited for values by (2)

• Thermodynamic Modelling of the Te-X (X = Cu, Ga, Li, Sr) Systems (2022) — 18 values [orchid_extraction]
• Phase Equilibria of the Cu-Se-Te Ternary System (2023) — 5 values [orchid_extraction]

Cites (values carry this citation) (12)

• Etude du domaine d'existence de la phase α″ du tellurure cuivreux a partir de la conductivite electrique (1970) — 7 values [orchid_extraction]
• Phase Equilibria in the Cu–Te System (2003) — 6 values [orchid_extraction]
• Spezifische Wärmen und thermische Fehlordnung von Kupferchalkogeniden Teil I: Cu₂Se und Cu₂Te bei angenähert stöchiometrischer Zusammensetzung (1973) — 5 values [orchid_extraction]
• Phase Transformations in Cuprous Telluride (1989) — 5 values [orchid_extraction]
• Metallographische Mitteilungen aus dem Institut für anorganische Chemie der Universität Göttingen. XLV. Über Kupfer‐Tellur (1907) — 5 values [orchid_extraction]
• The system copper-tellurium (1983) — 5 values [orchid_extraction]
• Equilibres de phases dans le systeme tellurure de cuivre, tellurure de bismuth (1993) — 5 values [orchid_extraction]
• The heat capacity of Cu2Te(c), CuTe(c), Ag2Te(c) And Ag1.64 Te(c) (1973) — 5 values [orchid_extraction]
• Investigation on the structure and thermoelectric properties of Cu _<i>x</i> Te binary compounds (2019) — 5 values [orchid_extraction]
• Etude du diagramme de phase du systeme CuTe dans le domaine de la solution solide Cu2 − x Te (0 &lt; × &lt; 0, 16) (1973) — 4 values [orchid_extraction]
• Facile rapid synthesis of a nanocrystalline Cu ₂ Te multi-phase transition material and its thermoelectric performance (2017) — 4 values [orchid_extraction]
• Activity measurements of liquid copper binary alloys (1976) — 1 values [orchid_extraction]

TDB files modelling its system (2)

• tdb:CuTe-21Hua.tdb [sgte_tdb_header]
• tdb:CuTe-21Hua.tdb [orchid_literature_model_link]

Reassessed by (2)

• Thermodynamic Modelling of the Te-X (X = Cu, Ga, Li, Sr) Systems (2022) [citation+same-system]
• Phase Equilibria of the Cu-Se-Te Ternary System (2023) [citation+same-system]

Data papers used (12)

• Etude du domaine d'existence de la phase α″ du tellurure cuivreux a partir de la conductivite electrique (1970) — 7 values [orchid_extraction]
• Phase Equilibria in the Cu–Te System (2003) — 6 values [orchid_extraction]
• Spezifische Wärmen und thermische Fehlordnung von Kupferchalkogeniden Teil I: Cu₂Se und Cu₂Te bei angenähert stöchiometrischer Zusammensetzung (1973) — 5 values [orchid_extraction]
• Phase Transformations in Cuprous Telluride (1989) — 5 values [orchid_extraction]
• Metallographische Mitteilungen aus dem Institut für anorganische Chemie der Universität Göttingen. XLV. Über Kupfer‐Tellur (1907) — 5 values [orchid_extraction]
• The system copper-tellurium (1983) — 5 values [orchid_extraction]
• Equilibres de phases dans le systeme tellurure de cuivre, tellurure de bismuth (1993) — 5 values [orchid_extraction]
• The heat capacity of Cu2Te(c), CuTe(c), Ag2Te(c) And Ag1.64 Te(c) (1973) — 5 values [orchid_extraction]
• Investigation on the structure and thermoelectric properties of Cu _<i>x</i> Te binary compounds (2019) — 5 values [orchid_extraction]
• Etude du diagramme de phase du systeme CuTe dans le domaine de la solution solide Cu2 − x Te (0 &lt; × &lt; 0, 16) (1973) — 4 values [orchid_extraction]
• Facile rapid synthesis of a nanocrystalline Cu ₂ Te multi-phase transition material and its thermoelectric performance (2017) — 4 values [orchid_extraction]
• Activity measurements of liquid copper binary alloys (1976) — 1 values [orchid_extraction]

Used in (assessments / papers that took values from it) (2)

• Thermodynamic Modelling of the Te-X (X = Cu, Ga, Li, Sr) Systems (2022) — 18 values [orchid_extraction]
• Phase Equilibria of the Cu-Se-Te Ternary System (2023) — 5 values [orchid_extraction]