ScTe is Molybdenum Carbide MAX Phase-like structured and crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. Sc(1) is bonded to three equivalent Te(1) and three equivalent Te(2) atoms to form a mixture of edge, face, and corner-sharing ScTe6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-47°. There are two inequivalent Te sites. In the first Te site, Te(1) is bonded to six equivalent Sc(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing TeSc6 pentagonal pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 3°. In the second Te site, Te(2) is bonded to six equivalent Sc(1) atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing TeSc6 octahedra.
ScTe is Molybdenum Carbide MAX Phase-like structured and crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. Sc(1) is bonded to three equivalent Te(1) and three equivalent Te(2) atoms to form a mixture of edge, face, and corner-sharing ScTe6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-47°. All Sc(1)-Te(1) bond lengths are 2.99 Å. All Sc(1)-Te(2) bond lengths are 2.90 Å. There are two inequivalent Te sites. In the first Te site, Te(1) is bonded to six equivalent Sc(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing TeSc6 pentagonal pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 3°. In the second Te site, Te(2) is bonded to six equivalent Sc(1) atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing TeSc6 octahedra.