The crystal structure described by YbTe2 crystallizes in the tetragonal P4/nmm space group. Yb(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Te(1) and five equivalent Te(2) atoms. There are two inequivalent Te sites. In the first Te site, Te(1) is bonded to four equivalent Yb(1) and four equivalent Te(1) atoms to form distorted TeYb4Te4 hexagonal bipyramids that share corners with four equivalent Te(1)Yb4Te4 hexagonal bipyramids, corners with twelve equivalent Te(2)Yb5 trigonal bipyramids, edges with four equivalent Te(1)Yb4Te4 hexagonal bipyramids, edges with four equivalent Te(2)Yb5 trigonal bipyramids, and faces with four equivalent Te(1)Yb4Te4 hexagonal bipyramids. In the second Te site, Te(2) is bonded to five equivalent Yb(1) atoms to form distorted TeYb5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with twelve equivalent Te(1)Yb4Te4 hexagonal bipyramids, corners with four equivalent Te(2)Yb5 trigonal bipyramids, edges with four equivalent Te(1)Yb4Te4 hexagonal bipyramids, and edges with eight equivalent Te(2)Yb5 trigonal bipyramids. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_YbTe2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.358
_cell_length_b   4.358
_cell_length_c   9.432
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   179.104
_cell_formula_units_Z   2
loop_
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_site_id
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_as_xyz
  1  'x, y, z'
loop_
 _atom_site_type_symbol
 _atom_site_label
 _atom_site_symmetry_multiplicity
 _atom_site_fract_x
 _atom_site_fract_y
 _atom_site_fract_z
 _atom_site_occupancy
  Yb  Yb0  1  0.000  0.500  0.709  1.0
  Yb  Yb1  1  0.500  0.000  0.291  1.0
  Te  Te2  1  0.000  0.000  0.000  1.0
  Te  Te3  1  0.500  0.500  0.000  1.0
  Te  Te4  1  0.000  0.500  0.368  1.0
  Te  Te5  1  0.500  0.000  0.632  1.0
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The crystal structure described by YbTe2 crystallizes in the tetragonal P4/nmm space group. Yb(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Te(1) and five equivalent Te(2) atoms. There are two inequivalent Te sites. In the first Te site, Te(1) is bonded to four equivalent Yb(1) and four equivalent Te(1) atoms to form distorted TeYb4Te4 hexagonal bipyramids that share corners with four equivalent Te(1)Yb4Te4 hexagonal bipyramids, corners with twelve equivalent Te(2)Yb5 trigonal bipyramids, edges with four equivalent Te(1)Yb4Te4 hexagonal bipyramids, edges with four equivalent Te(2)Yb5 trigonal bipyramids, and faces with four equivalent Te(1)Yb4Te4 hexagonal bipyramids. In the second Te site, Te(2) is bonded to five equivalent Yb(1) atoms to form distorted TeYb5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with twelve equivalent Te(1)Yb4Te4 hexagonal bipyramids, corners with four equivalent Te(2)Yb5 trigonal bipyramids, edges with four equivalent Te(1)Yb4Te4 hexagonal bipyramids, and edges with eight equivalent Te(2)Yb5 trigonal bipyramids. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_YbTe2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.358
_cell_length_b   4.358
_cell_length_c   9.432
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   179.104
_cell_formula_units_Z   2
loop_
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_site_id
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_as_xyz
  1  'x, y, z'
loop_
 _atom_site_type_symbol
 _atom_site_label
 _atom_site_symmetry_multiplicity
 _atom_site_fract_x
 _atom_site_fract_y
 _atom_site_fract_z
 _atom_site_occupancy
  Yb  Yb0  1  0.000  0.500  0.709  1.0
  Yb  Yb1  1  0.500  0.000  0.291  1.0
  Te  Te2  1  0.000  0.000  0.000  1.0
  Te  Te3  1  0.500  0.500  0.000  1.0
  Te  Te4  1  0.000  0.500  0.368  1.0
  Te  Te5  1  0.500  0.000  0.632  1.0
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