Pd13Te3 crystallizes in the cubic Fd-3m space group. There are four inequivalent Pd sites. In the first Pd site, Pd(1) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Pd(2), three equivalent Pd(4), and one Te(1) atom. In the second Pd site, Pd(2) is bonded to four equivalent Pd(1), six equivalent Pd(3), and four equivalent Te(2) atoms to form distorted corner-sharing PdTe4Pd10 tetrahedra. In the third Pd site, Pd(3) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Pd(2), two equivalent Pd(4), and two equivalent Te(2) atoms. In the fourth Pd site, Pd(4) is bonded in a 14-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Pd(1), six equivalent Pd(3), and two equivalent Te(1) atoms. There are two inequivalent Te sites. In the first Te site, Te(1) is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to four equivalent Pd(1) and four equivalent Pd(4) atoms. In the second Te site, Te(2) is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to two equivalent Pd(2) and six equivalent Pd(3) atoms.
Pd13Te3 crystallizes in the cubic Fd-3m space group. There are four inequivalent Pd sites. In the first Pd site, Pd(1) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Pd(2), three equivalent Pd(4), and one Te(1) atom. The Pd(1)-Pd(2) bond length is 3.01 Å. All Pd(1)-Pd(4) bond lengths are 3.07 Å. The Pd(1)-Te(1) bond length is 2.53 Å. In the second Pd site, Pd(2) is bonded to four equivalent Pd(1), six equivalent Pd(3), and four equivalent Te(2) atoms to form distorted corner-sharing PdTe4Pd10 tetrahedra. All Pd(2)-Pd(3) bond lengths are 3.04 Å. All Pd(2)-Te(2) bond lengths are 2.77 Å. In the third Pd site, Pd(3) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Pd(2), two equivalent Pd(4), and two equivalent Te(2) atoms. Both Pd(3)-Pd(4) bond lengths are 2.87 Å. Both Pd(3)-Te(2) bond lengths are 2.68 Å. In the fourth Pd site, Pd(4) is bonded in a 14-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Pd(1), six equivalent Pd(3), and two equivalent Te(1) atoms. Both Pd(4)-Te(1) bond lengths are 2.77 Å. There are two inequivalent Te sites. In the first Te site, Te(1) is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to four equivalent Pd(1) and four equivalent Pd(4) atoms. In the second Te site, Te(2) is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to two equivalent Pd(2) and six equivalent Pd(3) atoms.