KLaTe2 is Caswellsilverite structured and crystallizes in the trigonal R-3m space group. K(1) is bonded to six equivalent Te(1) atoms to form KTe6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent La(1)Te6 octahedra, edges with six equivalent K(1)Te6 octahedra, and edges with six equivalent La(1)Te6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 7°. La(1) is bonded to six equivalent Te(1) atoms to form LaTe6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent K(1)Te6 octahedra, edges with six equivalent K(1)Te6 octahedra, and edges with six equivalent La(1)Te6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 7°. Te(1) is bonded to three equivalent K(1) and three equivalent La(1) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing TeK3La3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra are not tilted.
KLaTe2 is Caswellsilverite structured and crystallizes in the trigonal R-3m space group. K(1) is bonded to six equivalent Te(1) atoms to form KTe6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent La(1)Te6 octahedra, edges with six equivalent K(1)Te6 octahedra, and edges with six equivalent La(1)Te6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 7°. All K(1)-Te(1) bond lengths are 3.57 Å. La(1) is bonded to six equivalent Te(1) atoms to form LaTe6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent K(1)Te6 octahedra, edges with six equivalent K(1)Te6 octahedra, and edges with six equivalent La(1)Te6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 7°. All La(1)-Te(1) bond lengths are 3.25 Å. Te(1) is bonded to three equivalent K(1) and three equivalent La(1) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing TeK3La3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra are not tilted.