Materials Data on Ga3Te3As by Materials Project

Abstract

Ga3AsTe3 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pmn2_1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are three inequivalent Ga3+ sites. In the first Ga3+ site, Ga3+ is bonded to four Te2- atoms to form corner-sharing GaTe4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Ga–Te bond distances ranging from 2.59–2.68 Å. In the second Ga3+ site, Ga3+ is bonded to one As3- and three Te2- atoms to form corner-sharing GaTe3As tetrahedra. The Ga–As bond length is 2.52 Å. There are one shorter (2.60 Å) and two longer (2.70 Å) Ga–Te bond lengths. In the third Ga3+ site, Ga3+ is bonded to three equivalent As3- and one Te2- atom to form corner-sharing GaTeAs3 tetrahedra. There are one shorter (2.51 Å) and two longer (2.54 Å) Ga–As bond lengths. The Ga–Te bond length is 2.69 Å. As3- is bonded to four Ga3+ atoms to form corner-sharing AsGa4 tetrahedra. There are three inequivalent Te2- sites. In the first Te2- site, Te2- is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three equivalent Ga3+ atoms. In the second Te2- site, Te2- is bonded in a water-like geometry to two Ga3+ atoms. In the third Te2- site, Te2- is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three Ga3+ atoms.