LiGa3Te5 crystallizes in the trigonal R3 space group. There are two inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to one Te(5), one Te(7), and two equivalent Te(3) atoms. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three equivalent Te(7) atoms. There are four inequivalent Ga sites. In the first Ga site, Ga(1) is bonded to one Te(3), one Te(4), one Te(5), and one Te(6) atom to form corner-sharing GaTe4 tetrahedra. In the second Ga site, Ga(2) is bonded to one Te(1), one Te(2), one Te(5), and one Te(6) atom to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing GaTe4 tetrahedra. In the third Ga site, Ga(3) is bonded to one Te(1), one Te(2), one Te(6), and one Te(7) atom to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing GaTe4 tetrahedra. In the fourth Ga site, Ga(4) is bonded to one Te(2), one Te(3), one Te(7), and one Te(8) atom to form corner-sharing GaTe4 tetrahedra. There are eight inequivalent Te sites. In the first Te site, Te(8) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three equivalent Ga(4) atoms. In the second Te site, Te(1) is bonded in a distorted L-shaped geometry to one Ga(2) and one Ga(3) atom. In the third Te site, Te(2) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Ga(2), one Ga(3), and one Ga(4) atom. In the fourth Te site, Te(3) is bonded to two equivalent Li(1), one Ga(1), and one Ga(4) atom to form distorted corner-sharing TeLi2Ga2 tetrahedra. In the fifth Te site, Te(4) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three equivalent Ga(1) atoms. In the sixth Te site, Te(5) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Li(1), one Ga(1), and one Ga(2) atom. In the seventh Te site, Te(6) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Ga(1), one Ga(2), and one Ga(3) atom. In the eighth Te site, Te(7) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one Li(2), one Ga(3), and one Ga(4) atom.
LiGa3Te5 crystallizes in the trigonal R3 space group. There are two inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to one Te(5), one Te(7), and two equivalent Te(3) atoms. The Li(1)-Te(5) bond length is 3.01 Å. The Li(1)-Te(7) bond length is 3.06 Å. Both Li(1)-Te(3) bond lengths are 3.20 Å. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three equivalent Te(7) atoms. All Li(2)-Te(7) bond lengths are 2.86 Å. There are four inequivalent Ga sites. In the first Ga site, Ga(1) is bonded to one Te(3), one Te(4), one Te(5), and one Te(6) atom to form corner-sharing GaTe4 tetrahedra. The Ga(1)-Te(3) bond length is 2.67 Å. The Ga(1)-Te(4) bond length is 2.72 Å. The Ga(1)-Te(5) bond length is 2.65 Å. The Ga(1)-Te(6) bond length is 2.68 Å. In the second Ga site, Ga(2) is bonded to one Te(1), one Te(2), one Te(5), and one Te(6) atom to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing GaTe4 tetrahedra. The Ga(2)-Te(1) bond length is 2.63 Å. The Ga(2)-Te(2) bond length is 2.72 Å. The Ga(2)-Te(5) bond length is 2.62 Å. The Ga(2)-Te(6) bond length is 2.70 Å. In the third Ga site, Ga(3) is bonded to one Te(1), one Te(2), one Te(6), and one Te(7) atom to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing GaTe4 tetrahedra. The Ga(3)-Te(1) bond length is 2.62 Å. The Ga(3)-Te(2) bond length is 2.70 Å. The Ga(3)-Te(6) bond length is 2.70 Å. The Ga(3)-Te(7) bond length is 2.65 Å. In the fourth Ga site, Ga(4) is bonded to one Te(2), one Te(3), one Te(7), and one Te(8) atom to form corner-sharing GaTe4 tetrahedra. The Ga(4)-Te(2) bond length is 2.67 Å. The Ga(4)-Te(3) bond length is 2.65 Å. The Ga(4)-Te(7) bond length is 2.67 Å. The Ga(4)-Te(8) bond length is 2.71 Å. There are eight inequivalent Te sites. In the first Te site, Te(8) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three equivalent Ga(4) atoms. In the second Te site, Te(1) is bonded in a distorted L-shaped geometry to one Ga(2) and one Ga(3) atom. In the third Te site, Te(2) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Ga(2), one Ga(3), and one Ga(4) atom. In the fourth Te site, Te(3) is bonded to two equivalent Li(1), one Ga(1), and one Ga(4) atom to form distorted corner-sharing TeLi2Ga2 tetrahedra. In the fifth Te site, Te(4) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three equivalent Ga(1) atoms. In the sixth Te site, Te(5) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Li(1), one Ga(1), and one Ga(2) atom. In the seventh Te site, Te(6) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Ga(1), one Ga(2), and one Ga(3) atom. In the eighth Te site, Te(7) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one Li(2), one Ga(3), and one Ga(4) atom.