AgPbBiTe3 is alpha Po-derived structured and crystallizes in the orthorhombic Imm2 space group. Ag(1) is bonded to two equivalent Te(1), two equivalent Te(2), and two equivalent Te(3) atoms to form AgTe6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Ag(1)Te6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Pb(1)Te6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Bi(1)Te6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Ag(1)Te6 octahedra, edges with five equivalent Pb(1)Te6 octahedra, and edges with five equivalent Bi(1)Te6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 2-3°. Pb(1) is bonded to two equivalent Te(1), two equivalent Te(2), and two equivalent Te(3) atoms to form PbTe6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Ag(1)Te6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Pb(1)Te6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Bi(1)Te6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Pb(1)Te6 octahedra, edges with five equivalent Ag(1)Te6 octahedra, and edges with five equivalent Bi(1)Te6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 3-7°. Bi(1) is bonded to two equivalent Te(1), two equivalent Te(2), and two equivalent Te(3) atoms to form BiTe6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Ag(1)Te6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Pb(1)Te6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Bi(1)Te6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Bi(1)Te6 octahedra, edges with five equivalent Ag(1)Te6 octahedra, and edges with five equivalent Pb(1)Te6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 2-8°. There are three inequivalent Te sites. In the first Te site, Te(1) is bonded to two equivalent Ag(1), two equivalent Pb(1), and two equivalent Bi(1) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing TeAg2Bi2Pb2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 1-3°. In the second Te site, Te(2) is bonded to two equivalent Ag(1), two equivalent Pb(1), and two equivalent Bi(1) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing TeAg2Bi2Pb2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 1-7°. In the third Te site, Te(3) is bonded to two equivalent Ag(1), two equivalent Pb(1), and two equivalent Bi(1) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing TeAg2Bi2Pb2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 1-8°.
AgPbBiTe3 is alpha Po-derived structured and crystallizes in the orthorhombic Imm2 space group. Ag(1) is bonded to two equivalent Te(1), two equivalent Te(2), and two equivalent Te(3) atoms to form AgTe6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Ag(1)Te6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Pb(1)Te6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Bi(1)Te6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Ag(1)Te6 octahedra, edges with five equivalent Pb(1)Te6 octahedra, and edges with five equivalent Bi(1)Te6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 2-3°. Both Ag(1)-Te(1) bond lengths are 3.19 Å. Both Ag(1)-Te(2) bond lengths are 3.10 Å. Both Ag(1)-Te(3) bond lengths are 3.05 Å. Pb(1) is bonded to two equivalent Te(1), two equivalent Te(2), and two equivalent Te(3) atoms to form PbTe6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Ag(1)Te6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Pb(1)Te6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Bi(1)Te6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Pb(1)Te6 octahedra, edges with five equivalent Ag(1)Te6 octahedra, and edges with five equivalent Bi(1)Te6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 3-7°. Both Pb(1)-Te(1) bond lengths are 3.29 Å. Both Pb(1)-Te(2) bond lengths are 3.19 Å. Both Pb(1)-Te(3) bond lengths are 3.23 Å. Bi(1) is bonded to two equivalent Te(1), two equivalent Te(2), and two equivalent Te(3) atoms to form BiTe6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Ag(1)Te6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Pb(1)Te6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Bi(1)Te6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Bi(1)Te6 octahedra, edges with five equivalent Ag(1)Te6 octahedra, and edges with five equivalent Pb(1)Te6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 2-8°. Both Bi(1)-Te(1) bond lengths are 3.15 Å. Both Bi(1)-Te(2) bond lengths are 3.19 Å. Both Bi(1)-Te(3) bond lengths are 3.20 Å. There are three inequivalent Te sites. In the first Te site, Te(1) is bonded to two equivalent Ag(1), two equivalent Pb(1), and two equivalent Bi(1) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing TeAg2Bi2Pb2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 1-3°. In the second Te site, Te(2) is bonded to two equivalent Ag(1), two equivalent Pb(1), and two equivalent Bi(1) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing TeAg2Bi2Pb2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 1-7°. In the third Te site, Te(3) is bonded to two equivalent Ag(1), two equivalent Pb(1), and two equivalent Bi(1) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing TeAg2Bi2Pb2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 1-8°.