Pd5Te3 crystallizes in the cubic Fd-3m space group. There are two inequivalent Pd sites. In the first Pd site, Pd(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Pd(2), one Te(2), and three equivalent Te(1) atoms. In the second Pd site, Pd(2) is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to four equivalent Pd(1) and four equivalent Te(1) atoms. There are two inequivalent Te sites. In the first Te site, Te(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Pd(2) and six equivalent Pd(1) atoms. In the second Te site, Te(2) is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to four equivalent Pd(1) atoms.
Pd5Te3 crystallizes in the cubic Fd-3m space group. There are two inequivalent Pd sites. In the first Pd site, Pd(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Pd(2), one Te(2), and three equivalent Te(1) atoms. The Pd(1)-Pd(2) bond length is 2.60 Å. The Pd(1)-Te(2) bond length is 2.58 Å. All Pd(1)-Te(1) bond lengths are 2.99 Å. In the second Pd site, Pd(2) is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to four equivalent Pd(1) and four equivalent Te(1) atoms. All Pd(2)-Te(1) bond lengths are 2.59 Å. There are two inequivalent Te sites. In the first Te site, Te(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Pd(2) and six equivalent Pd(1) atoms. In the second Te site, Te(2) is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to four equivalent Pd(1) atoms.