Materials Data on KTe by Materials Project
KTe crystallizes in the hexagonal P-62m space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are two inequivalent K1+ sites. In the first K1+ site, K1+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six Te1- atoms. There are two shorter (3.62 Å) and four longer (3.66 Å) K–Te bond lengths. In the second K1+ site, K1+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six Te1- atoms. There are four shorter (3.58 Å) and two longer (3.62 Å) K–Te bond lengths. There are two inequivalent Te1- sites. In the first Te1- site, Te1- is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to six K1+ and two equivalent Te1- atoms. There are one shorter (2.84 Å) and one longer (3.66 Å) Te–Te bond lengths. In the second Te1- site, Te1- is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to six K1+ and one Te1- atom. The Te–Te bond length is 2.83 Å.