Rh3Te4 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/m space group. There are two inequivalent Rh sites. In the first Rh site, Rh(1) is bonded to three equivalent Te(1) and three equivalent Te(2) atoms to form a mixture of distorted face, corner, and edge-sharing RhTe6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 48-55°. In the second Rh site, Rh(2) is bonded to two equivalent Te(1) and four equivalent Te(2) atoms to form a mixture of face, corner, and edge-sharing RhTe6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 48-55°. There are two inequivalent Te sites. In the first Te site, Te(1) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Rh(2) and three equivalent Rh(1) atoms. In the second Te site, Te(2) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Rh(2) and three equivalent Rh(1) atoms.
Rh3Te4 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/m space group. There are two inequivalent Rh sites. In the first Rh site, Rh(1) is bonded to three equivalent Te(1) and three equivalent Te(2) atoms to form a mixture of distorted face, corner, and edge-sharing RhTe6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 48-55°. There are two shorter (2.61 Å) and one longer (2.65 Å) Rh(1)-Te(1) bond length. There is one shorter (2.69 Å) and two longer (2.78 Å) Rh(1)-Te(2) bond lengths. In the second Rh site, Rh(2) is bonded to two equivalent Te(1) and four equivalent Te(2) atoms to form a mixture of face, corner, and edge-sharing RhTe6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 48-55°. Both Rh(2)-Te(1) bond lengths are 2.72 Å. All Rh(2)-Te(2) bond lengths are 2.70 Å. There are two inequivalent Te sites. In the first Te site, Te(1) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Rh(2) and three equivalent Rh(1) atoms. In the second Te site, Te(2) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Rh(2) and three equivalent Rh(1) atoms.