HoTe2 crystallizes in the tetragonal P4/nmm space group. Ho(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Te(2) and five equivalent Te(1) atoms. There are two inequivalent Te sites. In the first Te site, Te(1) is bonded to five equivalent Ho(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing TeHo5 trigonal bipyramids. In the second Te site, Te(2) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ho(1) and four equivalent Te(2) atoms.
HoTe2 crystallizes in the tetragonal P4/nmm space group. Ho(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Te(2) and five equivalent Te(1) atoms. All Ho(1)-Te(2) bond lengths are 3.26 Å. There is one shorter (3.15 Å) and four longer (3.26 Å) Ho(1)-Te(1) bond lengths. There are two inequivalent Te sites. In the first Te site, Te(1) is bonded to five equivalent Ho(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing TeHo5 trigonal bipyramids. In the second Te site, Te(2) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ho(1) and four equivalent Te(2) atoms. All Te(2)-Te(2) bond lengths are 3.13 Å.