Ba3Te crystallizes in the tetragonal I4/mmm space group. There are two inequivalent Ba sites. In the first Ba site, Ba(1) is bonded to four equivalent Ba(1), four equivalent Ba(2), and four equivalent Te(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted face, corner, and edge-sharing BaBa8Te4 cuboctahedra. In the second Ba site, Ba(2) is bonded in a square co-planar geometry to eight equivalent Ba(1) and four equivalent Te(1) atoms. Te(1) is bonded in a square co-planar geometry to four equivalent Ba(2) and eight equivalent Ba(1) atoms.
Ba3Te crystallizes in the tetragonal I4/mmm space group. There are two inequivalent Ba sites. In the first Ba site, Ba(1) is bonded to four equivalent Ba(1), four equivalent Ba(2), and four equivalent Te(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted face, corner, and edge-sharing BaBa8Te4 cuboctahedra. All Ba(1)-Ba(1) bond lengths are 3.79 Å. All Ba(1)-Ba(2) bond lengths are 4.29 Å. All Ba(1)-Te(1) bond lengths are 4.29 Å. In the second Ba site, Ba(2) is bonded in a square co-planar geometry to eight equivalent Ba(1) and four equivalent Te(1) atoms. All Ba(2)-Te(1) bond lengths are 3.79 Å. Te(1) is bonded in a square co-planar geometry to four equivalent Ba(2) and eight equivalent Ba(1) atoms.