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Tellurium Reference Rate — 10-Day Trend
All prices in ₹ per gram · daily rate, updated once per day
Turning a Temperature Difference Into Electricity — No Moving Parts
Bismuth telluride does something that sounds almost like a trick: run a current through it, and one side gets cold while the other gets hot, with nothing mechanical moving at all. That's the Peltier effect, and it's the working principle behind small solid-state coolers used everywhere from mini fridges to CPU temperature control. Today's tellurium reference rate is ₹10.43 per gram on September 17, 2026.
- Peltier coolers: solid-state cooling with no compressor or refrigerant
- Waste heat recovery: converting excess industrial heat into usable electricity
- Steel and copper alloys: a smaller, longstanding machinability-improving use
Tellurium Reference Rate by Weight
Today's Tellurium rate is Ten Rupees per gram. At this rate, 10 grams of Tellurium costs One Hundred and Four Rupees.
| Unit | Weight | Price (INR) | Price in Words |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Gram | 1.0000 g | ₹10.43 | Ten Rupees |
| 8 Grams | 8.0000 g | ₹83.42 | Eighty Three Rupees |
| 10 Grams | 10.0000 g | ₹104.27 | One Hundred and Four Rupees |
| 100 Grams | 100.0000 g | ₹1,042.71 | One Thousand Forty Three Rupees |
| 1 Kilogram | 1,000.0000 g | ₹10,427.07 | Ten Thousand Four Hundred and Twenty Seven Rupees |
| 1 Ounce (oz) | 28.3495 g | ₹295.60 | Two Hundred and Ninety Six Rupees |
| 1 Troy Ounce | 31.1035 g | ₹324.32 | Three Hundred and Twenty Four Rupees |
| 1 Metric Ton | 1,000,000.0000 g | ₹10,427,067.00 | One Crore Four Lakh Twenty Seven Thousand Sixty Seven Rupees |
Where the Real Opportunity Sits: Wasted Heat
A remarkable share of energy generated by burning fossil fuels — roughly two-thirds by most estimates — simply escapes as waste heat, and a large portion of that is low-grade heat, too diffuse to easily recapture with conventional generation. Bismuth telluride remains the most reliable thermoelectric material specifically suited to that low-temperature range, which is exactly why it keeps showing up in waste-heat-recovery research and early-stage commercial systems.
Not a replacement for solar demand, but a real second pillar
Cadmium telluride solar panels still dominate tellurium's overall demand picture by a wide margin. Thermoelectric applications sit in a genuinely smaller category — real, growing, and worth watching, but not yet a scale that rivals solar's pull on the world's limited tellurium supply.
| Application | Tellurium Compound/Form | Typical Use Case |
|---|---|---|
| Peltier cooling | Bismuth telluride | Mini fridges, CPU/laboratory cooling |
| Waste heat recovery | Bismuth telluride generators | Converting low-grade industrial heat to electricity |
| Alloying | Trace tellurium additions | Improved machinability in steel and copper |
Tellurium Reference Rate — Last 10 Days
The most recent Tellurium price on record (2026-09-17) is Ten Rupees per gram. This is up by Less than One Rupees from the previous day's rate of ₹10.39.
| Date | Price (INR/g) | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-17 | ₹10.43 | +0.03 |
| 2026-09-16 | ₹10.39 | +0.00 |
| 2026-09-15 | ₹10.39 | +0.01 |
| 2026-09-14 | ₹10.37 | +0.02 |
| 2026-09-13 | ₹10.36 | +0.00 |
| 2026-09-12 | ₹10.36 | +0.01 |
| 2026-09-11 | ₹10.35 | -0.01 |
| 2026-09-10 | ₹10.36 | +0.05 |
| 2026-09-09 | ₹10.31 | +0.04 |
| 2026-09-08 | ₹10.27 | — |
Why This Demand Source Still Competes for a Tiny Supply
Every use described here draws from the same genuinely thin global tellurium pool, recovered as a byproduct of copper anode-slime processing. Growing thermoelectric interest doesn't expand that supply — it just adds one more claim against a market that solar demand already stretches at points, which is part of why tellurium's price can move more than its small volumes might suggest.
The comparison table and 10-day history above track how the reference rate has moved recently. For a longer view, the site's own tellurium price history page holds real recorded data by year and month.
Tellurium Thermoelectrics — Common Questions
A thermoelectric material converts a temperature difference directly into electricity, or electricity into a temperature difference, with no moving parts. Bismuth telluride — a compound built on tellurium — is the most widely used material for this at everyday, near-room-temperature conditions.
A Peltier cooler is a small solid-state cooling device that moves heat when a current runs through it — no compressor, no refrigerant, no moving parts. Bismuth telluride is the material behind most Peltier coolers on the market, from mini fridges to CPU cooling to laboratory temperature control.
Roughly two-thirds of energy generated by burning fossil fuels escapes as waste heat, much of it low-grade. Bismuth telluride-based thermoelectric generators can convert some of that otherwise-wasted heat directly into usable electricity, and it remains the most reliable material choice specifically for low-temperature waste-heat recovery.
No — cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar panels remain tellurium's dominant modern use by a wide margin. Thermoelectric applications are real and growing but represent a smaller slice of overall tellurium demand.
Adding small amounts of tellurium to certain steel and copper alloys improves their machinability — a genuine, longstanding industrial use that predates tellurium's modern solar and thermoelectric applications.
