Ag2Te crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are fourteen inequivalent Ag sites. In the first Ag site, Ag(1) is bonded in a hexagonal planar geometry to one Ag(2), two equivalent Ag(3), one Te(3), and two equivalent Te(2) atoms. In the second Ag site, Ag(2) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Ag(1), one Te(1), and three equivalent Te(2) atoms. In the third Ag site, Ag(3) is bonded to one Ag(4), two equivalent Ag(1), one Te(2), and three equivalent Te(3) atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing AgAg3Te4 hexagonal pyramids. In the fourth Ag site, Ag(4) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Ag(3), three equivalent Ag(5), two equivalent Te(3), and three equivalent Te(4) atoms. In the fifth Ag site, Ag(5) is bonded in a distorted body-centered cubic geometry to one Ag(6), three equivalent Ag(4), one Te(3), and three equivalent Te(4) atoms. In the sixth Ag site, Ag(6) is bonded in a distorted hexagonal planar geometry to one Ag(5), two equivalent Ag(7), one Te(5), and two equivalent Te(4) atoms. In the seventh Ag site, Ag(7) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ag(6), one Te(4), and three equivalent Te(5) atoms. In the eighth Ag site, Ag(8) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Ag(11), one Te(7), and three equivalent Te(6) atoms. In the ninth Ag site, Ag(9) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Ag(11), one Te(5), and three equivalent Te(6) atoms. In the tenth Ag site, Ag(10) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Ag(11), three equivalent Ag(13), one Te(1), and three equivalent Te(7) atoms. In the eleventh Ag site, Ag(11) is bonded in a 14-coordinate geometry to one Ag(10), one Ag(9), three equivalent Ag(12), three equivalent Ag(8), three equivalent Te(6), and three equivalent Te(7) atoms. In the twelfth Ag site, Ag(12) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Ag(11), one Te(6), and three equivalent Te(7) atoms. In the thirteenth Ag site, Ag(13) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Ag(10), three equivalent Ag(14), and three equivalent Te(1) atoms. In the fourteenth Ag site, Ag(14) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Ag(13), one Te(7), and three equivalent Te(1) atoms. There are seven inequivalent Te sites. In the first Te site, Te(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Ag(10), one Ag(2), three equivalent Ag(13), and three equivalent Ag(14) atoms. In the second Te site, Te(2) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Ag(3), two equivalent Ag(1), and three equivalent Ag(2) atoms. In the third Te site, Te(3) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Ag(1), one Ag(5), two equivalent Ag(4), and three equivalent Ag(3) atoms. In the fourth Te site, Te(4) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Ag(7), two equivalent Ag(6), three equivalent Ag(4), and three equivalent Ag(5) atoms. In the fifth Te site, Te(5) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Ag(6), one Ag(9), and three equivalent Ag(7) atoms. In the sixth Te site, Te(6) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Ag(12), three equivalent Ag(11), three equivalent Ag(8), and three equivalent Ag(9) atoms. In the seventh Te site, Te(7) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Ag(14), one Ag(8), three equivalent Ag(10), three equivalent Ag(11), and three equivalent Ag(12) atoms.
Ag2Te crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are fourteen inequivalent Ag sites. In the first Ag site, Ag(1) is bonded in a hexagonal planar geometry to one Ag(2), two equivalent Ag(3), one Te(3), and two equivalent Te(2) atoms. The Ag(1)-Ag(2) bond length is 2.84 Å. There is one shorter (2.82 Å) and one longer (2.83 Å) Ag(1)-Ag(3) bond length. The Ag(1)-Te(3) bond length is 2.89 Å. There is one shorter (2.83 Å) and one longer (2.86 Å) Ag(1)-Te(2) bond length. In the second Ag site, Ag(2) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Ag(1), one Te(1), and three equivalent Te(2) atoms. The Ag(2)-Te(1) bond length is 2.92 Å. There are a spread of Ag(2)-Te(2) bond distances ranging from 2.76-2.92 Å. In the third Ag site, Ag(3) is bonded to one Ag(4), two equivalent Ag(1), one Te(2), and three equivalent Te(3) atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing AgAg3Te4 hexagonal pyramids. The Ag(3)-Ag(4) bond length is 2.86 Å. The Ag(3)-Te(2) bond length is 3.14 Å. There are a spread of Ag(3)-Te(3) bond distances ranging from 2.85-2.96 Å. In the fourth Ag site, Ag(4) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Ag(3), three equivalent Ag(5), two equivalent Te(3), and three equivalent Te(4) atoms. There are a spread of Ag(4)-Ag(5) bond distances ranging from 2.84-2.97 Å. There is one shorter (3.25 Å) and one longer (3.35 Å) Ag(4)-Te(3) bond length. There are a spread of Ag(4)-Te(4) bond distances ranging from 3.16-3.52 Å. In the fifth Ag site, Ag(5) is bonded in a distorted body-centered cubic geometry to one Ag(6), three equivalent Ag(4), one Te(3), and three equivalent Te(4) atoms. The Ag(5)-Ag(6) bond length is 2.84 Å. The Ag(5)-Te(3) bond length is 2.85 Å. There are a spread of Ag(5)-Te(4) bond distances ranging from 2.87-3.01 Å. In the sixth Ag site, Ag(6) is bonded in a distorted hexagonal planar geometry to one Ag(5), two equivalent Ag(7), one Te(5), and two equivalent Te(4) atoms. There is one shorter (2.86 Å) and one longer (2.97 Å) Ag(6)-Ag(7) bond length. The Ag(6)-Te(5) bond length is 2.83 Å. There is one shorter (2.94 Å) and one longer (3.09 Å) Ag(6)-Te(4) bond length. In the seventh Ag site, Ag(7) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ag(6), one Te(4), and three equivalent Te(5) atoms. The Ag(7)-Te(4) bond length is 3.23 Å. There are a spread of Ag(7)-Te(5) bond distances ranging from 2.81-2.85 Å. In the eighth Ag site, Ag(8) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Ag(11), one Te(7), and three equivalent Te(6) atoms. There are two shorter (2.92 Å) and one longer (3.04 Å) Ag(8)-Ag(11) bond length. The Ag(8)-Te(7) bond length is 3.07 Å. There are two shorter (2.92 Å) and one longer (2.99 Å) Ag(8)-Te(6) bond length. In the ninth Ag site, Ag(9) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Ag(11), one Te(5), and three equivalent Te(6) atoms. The Ag(9)-Ag(11) bond length is 3.04 Å. The Ag(9)-Te(5) bond length is 2.73 Å. There are a spread of Ag(9)-Te(6) bond distances ranging from 2.89-2.94 Å. In the tenth Ag site, Ag(10) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Ag(11), three equivalent Ag(13), one Te(1), and three equivalent Te(7) atoms. The Ag(10)-Ag(11) bond length is 3.14 Å. There are a spread of Ag(10)-Ag(13) bond distances ranging from 3.03-3.07 Å. The Ag(10)-Te(1) bond length is 2.93 Å. There are a spread of Ag(10)-Te(7) bond distances ranging from 2.97-3.00 Å. In the eleventh Ag site, Ag(11) is bonded in a 14-coordinate geometry to one Ag(10), one Ag(9), three equivalent Ag(12), three equivalent Ag(8), three equivalent Te(6), and three equivalent Te(7) atoms. There are two shorter (2.89 Å) and one longer (2.94 Å) Ag(11)-Ag(12) bond length. There are a spread of Ag(11)-Te(6) bond distances ranging from 3.41-3.54 Å. There is one shorter (3.33 Å) and two longer (3.45 Å) Ag(11)-Te(7) bond lengths. In the twelfth Ag site, Ag(12) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Ag(11), one Te(6), and three equivalent Te(7) atoms. The Ag(12)-Te(6) bond length is 3.01 Å. There are two shorter (2.96 Å) and one longer (2.99 Å) Ag(12)-Te(7) bond length. In the thirteenth Ag site, Ag(13) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Ag(10), three equivalent Ag(14), and three equivalent Te(1) atoms. There are a spread of Ag(13)-Ag(14) bond distances ranging from 2.88-2.90 Å. There are a spread of Ag(13)-Te(1) bond distances ranging from 3.08-3.31 Å. In the fourteenth Ag site, Ag(14) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Ag(13), one Te(7), and three equivalent Te(1) atoms. The Ag(14)-Te(7) bond length is 3.29 Å. There is one shorter (2.86 Å) and two longer (2.87 Å) Ag(14)-Te(1) bond lengths. There are seven inequivalent Te sites. In the first Te site, Te(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Ag(10), one Ag(2), three equivalent Ag(13), and three equivalent Ag(14) atoms. In the second Te site, Te(2) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Ag(3), two equivalent Ag(1), and three equivalent Ag(2) atoms. In the third Te site, Te(3) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Ag(1), one Ag(5), two equivalent Ag(4), and three equivalent Ag(3) atoms. In the fourth Te site, Te(4) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Ag(7), two equivalent Ag(6), three equivalent Ag(4), and three equivalent Ag(5) atoms. In the fifth Te site, Te(5) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Ag(6), one Ag(9), and three equivalent Ag(7) atoms. In the sixth Te site, Te(6) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Ag(12), three equivalent Ag(11), three equivalent Ag(8), and three equivalent Ag(9) atoms. In the seventh Te site, Te(7) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Ag(14), one Ag(8), three equivalent Ag(10), three equivalent Ag(11), and three equivalent Ag(12) atoms.