Density of liquid Hg1−xCdxTe
- 1 July 1983
- journal article
- Published by American Vacuum Society in Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A
- Vol. 1 (3) , 1620-1624
- https://doi.org/10.1116/1.572242
Abstract
Negative thermal expansion has been established in liquid Hg1−xCdx for x<0.2 employing a pycnometric method. Pure HgTe increases in density from its melting point at 670 °C to a maximum value at ∼750 °C, where normal thermal expansion progressively resumes. The dependence of density on temperature for liquid Hg1−xCdxTe arises almost exclusively from the HgTe portion of the melt, while CdTe acts as a diluent. The temperature corresponding to the maximum density changes slightly with composition, increasing by about 5 °C for x=0.1.Keywords
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