Materials Data on Cu3Te by Materials Project

Abstract

Cu3Te is Uranium Silicide structured and crystallizes in the cubic Pm-3m space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Cu is bonded to eight equivalent Cu and four equivalent Te atoms to form CuCu8Te4 cuboctahedra that share corners with twelve equivalent CuCu8Te4 cuboctahedra, edges with eight equivalent TeCu12 cuboctahedra, edges with sixteen equivalent CuCu8Te4 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent TeCu12 cuboctahedra, and faces with fourteen equivalent CuCu8Te4 cuboctahedra. All Cu–Cu bond lengths are 2.79 Å. All Cu–Te bond lengths are 2.79 Å. Te is bonded to twelve equivalent Cu atoms to form TeCu12 cuboctahedra that share corners with twelve equivalent TeCu12 cuboctahedra, edges with twenty-four equivalent CuCu8Te4 cuboctahedra, faces with six equivalent TeCu12 cuboctahedra, and faces with twelve equivalent CuCu8Te4 cuboctahedra.