KGaTe2 crystallizes in the tetragonal I-42d space group. K(1) is bonded to four equivalent Te(1) atoms to form distorted KTe4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with eight equivalent Ga(1)Te4 tetrahedra and corners with four equivalent K(1)Te4 trigonal pyramids. Ga(1) is bonded to four equivalent Te(1) atoms to form distorted GaTe4 tetrahedra that share corners with four equivalent Ga(1)Te4 tetrahedra and corners with eight equivalent K(1)Te4 trigonal pyramids. Te(1) is bonded to two equivalent K(1) and two equivalent Ga(1) atoms to form distorted corner-sharing TeK2Ga2 trigonal pyramids.
KGaTe2 crystallizes in the tetragonal I-42d space group. K(1) is bonded to four equivalent Te(1) atoms to form distorted KTe4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with eight equivalent Ga(1)Te4 tetrahedra and corners with four equivalent K(1)Te4 trigonal pyramids. All K(1)-Te(1) bond lengths are 3.54 Å. Ga(1) is bonded to four equivalent Te(1) atoms to form distorted GaTe4 tetrahedra that share corners with four equivalent Ga(1)Te4 tetrahedra and corners with eight equivalent K(1)Te4 trigonal pyramids. All Ga(1)-Te(1) bond lengths are 2.66 Å. Te(1) is bonded to two equivalent K(1) and two equivalent Ga(1) atoms to form distorted corner-sharing TeK2Ga2 trigonal pyramids.