Ba2TeO crystallizes in the tetragonal P4/nmm space group. There are two inequivalent Ba sites. In the first Ba site, Ba(1) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to five equivalent Te(1) and one O(1) atom. In the second Ba site, Ba(2) is bonded to four equivalent Te(1) and four equivalent O(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and face-sharing BaTe4O4 trigonal pyramids. Te(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ba(2) and five equivalent Ba(1) atoms. O(1) is bonded to one Ba(1) and four equivalent Ba(2) atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing OBa5 trigonal bipyramids.
Ba2TeO crystallizes in the tetragonal P4/nmm space group. There are two inequivalent Ba sites. In the first Ba site, Ba(1) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to five equivalent Te(1) and one O(1) atom. There are four shorter (3.62 Å) and one longer (3.72 Å) Ba(1)-Te(1) bond length. The Ba(1)-O(1) bond length is 2.49 Å. In the second Ba site, Ba(2) is bonded to four equivalent Te(1) and four equivalent O(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and face-sharing BaTe4O4 trigonal pyramids. All Ba(2)-Te(1) bond lengths are 3.96 Å. All Ba(2)-O(1) bond lengths are 2.70 Å. Te(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ba(2) and five equivalent Ba(1) atoms. O(1) is bonded to one Ba(1) and four equivalent Ba(2) atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing OBa5 trigonal bipyramids.