CeTe₃ (Cerium Tritelluride)

A layered van der Waals rare-earth tritelluride of the RTe₃ family, space group Cmcm. It is built from double Te square-net sheets alternating with insulating CeTe slabs, with the Te nets providing quasi-two-dimensional metallic conduction. The system enters an incompletely nested charge density wave (CDW) state above room temperature, forming a superlattice modulation along the c-axis; applying pressure or chemical doping can suppress the CDW and induce superconductivity. The localized 4f magnetic moments of Ce undergo antiferromagnetic ordering at low temperature (below ~3 K), making CeTe₃ an ideal platform for studying the interplay among CDW order, magnetism, and Kondo physics.

Growth method: Chemical vapor transport (CVT).

Sample specifications: Individual crystals measure approximately 1~2 mm, with a purity of up to 99.9999% (6N), and multiple high-quality single-crystal pieces included in each package.

Exfoliation: Easy — readily cleaved into thin flakes by standard mechanical exfoliation.