Materials Data on VTe2 by Materials Project
VTe2 is Molybdenite-like structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/m space group. The structure is two-dimensional and consists of one VTe2 sheet oriented in the (2, 0, -1) direction. there are two inequivalent V4+ sites. In the first V4+ site, V4+ is bonded to six Te2- atoms to form edge-sharing VTe6 octahedra. There are four shorter (2.73 Å) and two longer (2.77 Å) V–Te bond lengths. In the second V4+ site, V4+ is bonded to six Te2- atoms to form distorted edge-sharing VTe6 octahedra. There are a spread of V–Te bond distances ranging from 2.56–2.80 Å. There are three inequivalent Te2- sites. In the first Te2- site, Te2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three V4+ atoms. In the second Te2- site, Te2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three equivalent V4+ atoms. In the third Te2- site, Te2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three V4+ atoms.