Abstract
The structure of liquid CdTe, HgTe and ZnTe is studied by neutron scattering. Upon melting, drastically different behaviors are found: CdTe and ZnTe keep their fourfold coordination in the melt and remain semiconductors, whereas HgTe becomes sixfold coordinated and metallic. This dissimilarity is discussed in terms of the electronegativity difference and of the repulsive potential hardness. Entropie aspects are also discussed.
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