In-situ high temperature investigation of series of the binary copper tellurides around Cu3-xTe2 composition

The proposed project complements our investigation on binary Cu3-xTe2 (x = 0-0.18) telluride, a synthetic analogue of naturally occurring mineral rickardite. While we recently published the physical properties results, the respective structural behavior of the investigation phase at relevant temperatures (from RT up to 733 K) remains undefined. The aim of this proposal is to investigate the structural behaviour of Cu3-xTe2 at high temperatures to establish the relationship between the structural changes and their effects observed during the examination of physical properties.