Zinc telluride is a group II-VI compound with the chemical formula ZnTe. Red-brown zinc telluride is produced by heating tellurium and zinc together in a hydrogen atmosphere and then sublimating. Because of its wide-band property, the main applications of ZnTe are similar to those of ZnSe, which can be used as semiconductor and infrared materials with photoconductive and fluorescent properties.

The good electro-optical effect of ZnTe crystals under the action of ultra-short pulses in the near infrared (~800 nm) and the mature preparation process are commonly used as a source and detection material for optically rectified THz radiation, and have applications in optoelectronic devices such as green light emitting devices, solar cells, waveguides and modulators.

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