The structure described by V5Te8 is beta indium sulfide-like structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/m space group. There are three inequivalent V sites. In the first V site, V(1) is bonded to two equivalent Te(1), two equivalent Te(2), and two equivalent Te(3) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing VTe6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 53-55°. In the second V site, V(2) is bonded to one Te(1), one Te(3), and four equivalent Te(2) atoms to form a mixture of distorted face, corner, and edge-sharing VTe6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 53°. In the third V site, V(3) is bonded to two equivalent Te(3) and four equivalent Te(2) atoms to form a mixture of face and corner-sharing VTe6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 53-55°. There are three inequivalent Te sites. In the first Te site, Te(1) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one V(2) and two equivalent V(1) atoms. In the second Te site, Te(2) is bonded to one V(1), one V(3), and two equivalent V(2) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing TeV4 trigonal pyramids. In the third Te site, Te(3) is bonded to one V(2), one V(3), and two equivalent V(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing TeV4 trigonal pyramids. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_V5Te8
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   7.437
_cell_length_b   7.437
_cell_length_c   7.709
_cell_angle_alpha   105.050
_cell_angle_beta   106.683
_cell_angle_gamma   115.674
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   329.660
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
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
  V  V0  1  0.215  0.715  0.500  1.0
  V  V1  1  0.785  0.285  0.500  1.0
  V  V2  1  0.764  0.284  0.048  1.0
  V  V3  1  0.236  0.716  0.952  1.0
  V  V4  1  0.000  0.000  0.000  1.0
  Te  Te5  1  0.777  0.570  0.346  1.0
  Te  Te6  1  0.223  0.430  0.654  1.0
  Te  Te7  1  0.706  0.957  0.165  1.0
  Te  Te8  1  0.294  0.043  0.835  1.0
  Te  Te9  1  0.791  0.541  0.835  1.0
  Te  Te10  1  0.209  0.459  0.165  1.0
  Te  Te11  1  0.307  0.013  0.320  1.0
  Te  Te12  1  0.693  0.987  0.680  1.0
[/CIF]
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The structure described by V5Te8 is beta indium sulfide-like structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/m space group. There are three inequivalent V sites. In the first V site, V(1) is bonded to two equivalent Te(1), two equivalent Te(2), and two equivalent Te(3) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing VTe6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 53-55°. In the second V site, V(2) is bonded to one Te(1), one Te(3), and four equivalent Te(2) atoms to form a mixture of distorted face, corner, and edge-sharing VTe6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 53°. In the third V site, V(3) is bonded to two equivalent Te(3) and four equivalent Te(2) atoms to form a mixture of face and corner-sharing VTe6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 53-55°. There are three inequivalent Te sites. In the first Te site, Te(1) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one V(2) and two equivalent V(1) atoms. In the second Te site, Te(2) is bonded to one V(1), one V(3), and two equivalent V(2) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing TeV4 trigonal pyramids. In the third Te site, Te(3) is bonded to one V(2), one V(3), and two equivalent V(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing TeV4 trigonal pyramids. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_V5Te8
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   7.437
_cell_length_b   7.437
_cell_length_c   7.709
_cell_angle_alpha   105.050
_cell_angle_beta   106.683
_cell_angle_gamma   115.674
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   329.660
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
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
  V  V0  1  0.215  0.715  0.500  1.0
  V  V1  1  0.785  0.285  0.500  1.0
  V  V2  1  0.764  0.284  0.048  1.0
  V  V3  1  0.236  0.716  0.952  1.0
  V  V4  1  0.000  0.000  0.000  1.0
  Te  Te5  1  0.777  0.570  0.346  1.0
  Te  Te6  1  0.223  0.430  0.654  1.0
  Te  Te7  1  0.706  0.957  0.165  1.0
  Te  Te8  1  0.294  0.043  0.835  1.0
  Te  Te9  1  0.791  0.541  0.835  1.0
  Te  Te10  1  0.209  0.459  0.165  1.0
  Te  Te11  1  0.307  0.013  0.320  1.0
  Te  Te12  1  0.693  0.987  0.680  1.0
[/CIF]
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