title: Lithium telluride
text: # Lithium telluride
  
  Lithium telluride $(Li_2Te)$ is an inorganic compound of lithium and tellurium. Along with $LiTe_3,$ it is one of the two intermediate solid phases in the lithium-tellurium system. It can be prepared by directly reacting lithium and tellurium in a beryllium oxide crucible at 950°C.
  
  