Cr10Sb3Te7 is Modderite-derived structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are ten inequivalent Cr sites. In the first Cr site, Cr(1) is bonded to one Sb(1), one Te(1), one Te(2), one Te(5), one Te(6), and one Te(7) atom to form distorted CrSbTe5 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Cr(10)Sb2Te4 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Cr(8)Sb2Te4 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Cr(4)SbTe5 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Cr(6)Sb2Te4 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Cr(9)Sb2Te4 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cr(3)Sb2Te4 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cr(2)Sb2Te4 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cr(7)Sb2Te4 octahedra,  a faceface with one Cr(10)Sb2Te4 octahedra, and  a faceface with one Cr(4)SbTe5 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 49-52°. In the second Cr site, Cr(2) is bonded to one Sb(1), one Sb(2), one Te(1), one Te(2), one Te(3), and one Te(7) atom to form distorted CrSb2Te4 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Cr(6)Sb2Te4 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Cr(9)Sb2Te4 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Cr(4)SbTe5 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Cr(10)Sb2Te4 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Cr(8)Sb2Te4 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cr(7)Sb2Te4 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cr(3)Sb2Te4 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cr(1)SbTe5 octahedra,  a faceface with one Cr(6)Sb2Te4 octahedra, and  a faceface with one Cr(4)SbTe5 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 49-53°. In the third Cr site, Cr(3) is bonded to one Sb(2), one Sb(3), one Te(1), one Te(2), one Te(3), and one Te(4) atom to form distorted CrSb2Te4 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Cr(10)Sb2Te4 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Cr(6)Sb2Te4 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Cr(8)Sb2Te4 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Cr(9)Sb2Te4 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Cr(4)SbTe5 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cr(7)Sb2Te4 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cr(1)SbTe5 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cr(2)Sb2Te4 octahedra,  a faceface with one Cr(6)Sb2Te4 octahedra, and  a faceface with one Cr(8)Sb2Te4 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 49-52°. In the fourth Cr site, Cr(4) is bonded to one Sb(1), one Te(1), one Te(2), one Te(3), one Te(6), and one Te(7) atom to form distorted CrSbTe5 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Cr(2)Sb2Te4 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Cr(1)SbTe5 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Cr(3)Sb2Te4 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Cr(7)Sb2Te4 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cr(8)Sb2Te4 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cr(9)Sb2Te4 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cr(10)Sb2Te4 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cr(6)Sb2Te4 octahedra,  a faceface with one Cr(2)Sb2Te4 octahedra, and  a faceface with one Cr(1)SbTe5 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 49-52°. In the fifth Cr site, Cr(5) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Sb(2), one Sb(3), one Te(3), one Te(4), one Te(5), and one Te(6) atom. In the sixth Cr site, Cr(6) is bonded to one Sb(1), one Sb(2), one Te(1), one Te(2), one Te(3), and one Te(4) atom to form distorted CrSb2Te4 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Cr(2)Sb2Te4 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Cr(3)Sb2Te4 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Cr(7)Sb2Te4 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Cr(1)SbTe5 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cr(10)Sb2Te4 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cr(9)Sb2Te4 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cr(8)Sb2Te4 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cr(4)SbTe5 octahedra,  a faceface with one Cr(2)Sb2Te4 octahedra, and  a faceface with one Cr(3)Sb2Te4 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 49-52°. In the seventh Cr site, Cr(7) is bonded to one Sb(1), one Sb(3), one Te(4), one Te(5), one Te(6), and one Te(7) atom to form distorted CrSb2Te4 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Cr(10)Sb2Te4 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Cr(6)Sb2Te4 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Cr(9)Sb2Te4 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Cr(8)Sb2Te4 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Cr(4)SbTe5 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cr(2)Sb2Te4 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cr(3)Sb2Te4 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cr(1)SbTe5 octahedra,  a faceface with one Cr(10)Sb2Te4 octahedra, and  a faceface with one Cr(9)Sb2Te4 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 49-51°. In the eighth Cr site, Cr(8) is bonded to one Sb(2), one Sb(3), one Te(2), one Te(3), one Te(4), and one Te(5) atom to form distorted CrSb2Te4 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Cr(3)Sb2Te4 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Cr(1)SbTe5 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Cr(2)Sb2Te4 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Cr(7)Sb2Te4 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cr(10)Sb2Te4 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cr(4)SbTe5 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cr(6)Sb2Te4 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cr(9)Sb2Te4 octahedra, and  a faceface with one Cr(3)Sb2Te4 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 49-52°. In the ninth Cr site, Cr(9) is bonded to one Sb(2), one Sb(3), one Te(4), one Te(5), one Te(6), and one Te(7) atom to form distorted CrSb2Te4 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Cr(2)Sb2Te4 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Cr(7)Sb2Te4 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Cr(3)Sb2Te4 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Cr(1)SbTe5 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cr(6)Sb2Te4 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cr(4)SbTe5 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cr(10)Sb2Te4 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cr(8)Sb2Te4 octahedra, and  a faceface with one Cr(7)Sb2Te4 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 49-53°. In the tenth Cr site, Cr(10) is bonded to one Sb(1), one Sb(3), one Te(1), one Te(5), one Te(6), and one Te(7) atom to form distorted CrSb2Te4 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Cr(3)Sb2Te4 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Cr(7)Sb2Te4 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Cr(1)SbTe5 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Cr(2)Sb2Te4 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cr(6)Sb2Te4 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cr(8)Sb2Te4 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cr(9)Sb2Te4 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cr(4)SbTe5 octahedra,  a faceface with one Cr(7)Sb2Te4 octahedra, and  a faceface with one Cr(1)SbTe5 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 49-51°. There are three inequivalent Sb sites. In the first Sb site, Sb(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Cr(1), one Cr(10), one Cr(2), one Cr(4), one Cr(6), and one Cr(7) atom. In the second Sb site, Sb(2) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Cr(2), one Cr(3), one Cr(5), one Cr(6), one Cr(8), and one Cr(9) atom. In the third Sb site, Sb(3) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Cr(10), one Cr(3), one Cr(5), one Cr(7), one Cr(8), and one Cr(9) atom. There are seven inequivalent Te sites. In the first Te site, Te(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Cr(1), one Cr(10), one Cr(2), one Cr(3), one Cr(4), and one Cr(6) atom. In the second Te site, Te(2) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Cr(1), one Cr(2), one Cr(3), one Cr(4), one Cr(6), and one Cr(8) atom. In the third Te site, Te(3) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Cr(2), one Cr(3), one Cr(4), one Cr(5), one Cr(6), and one Cr(8) atom. In the fourth Te site, Te(4) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Cr(3), one Cr(5), one Cr(6), one Cr(7), one Cr(8), and one Cr(9) atom. In the fifth Te site, Te(5) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Cr(1), one Cr(10), one Cr(5), one Cr(7), one Cr(8), and one Cr(9) atom. In the sixth Te site, Te(6) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Cr(1), one Cr(10), one Cr(4), one Cr(5), one Cr(7), and one Cr(9) atom. In the seventh Te site, Te(7) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Cr(1), one Cr(10), one Cr(2), one Cr(4), one Cr(7), and one Cr(9) atom.
Cr10Sb3Te7 is Modderite-derived structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are ten inequivalent Cr sites. In the first Cr site, Cr(1) is bonded to one Sb(1), one Te(1), one Te(2), one Te(5), one Te(6), and one Te(7) atom to form distorted CrSbTe5 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Cr(10)Sb2Te4 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Cr(8)Sb2Te4 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Cr(4)SbTe5 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Cr(6)Sb2Te4 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Cr(9)Sb2Te4 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cr(3)Sb2Te4 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cr(2)Sb2Te4 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cr(7)Sb2Te4 octahedra,  a faceface with one Cr(10)Sb2Te4 octahedra, and  a faceface with one Cr(4)SbTe5 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 49-52°. The Cr(1)-Sb(1) bond length is 2.82 Å. The Cr(1)-Te(1) bond length is 2.82 Å. The Cr(1)-Te(2) bond length is 2.79 Å. The Cr(1)-Te(5) bond length is 2.84 Å. The Cr(1)-Te(6) bond length is 2.76 Å. The Cr(1)-Te(7) bond length is 2.83 Å. In the second Cr site, Cr(2) is bonded to one Sb(1), one Sb(2), one Te(1), one Te(2), one Te(3), and one Te(7) atom to form distorted CrSb2Te4 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Cr(6)Sb2Te4 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Cr(9)Sb2Te4 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Cr(4)SbTe5 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Cr(10)Sb2Te4 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Cr(8)Sb2Te4 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cr(7)Sb2Te4 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cr(3)Sb2Te4 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cr(1)SbTe5 octahedra,  a faceface with one Cr(6)Sb2Te4 octahedra, and  a faceface with one Cr(4)SbTe5 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 49-53°. The Cr(2)-Sb(1) bond length is 2.81 Å. The Cr(2)-Sb(2) bond length is 2.78 Å. The Cr(2)-Te(1) bond length is 2.83 Å. The Cr(2)-Te(2) bond length is 2.78 Å. The Cr(2)-Te(3) bond length is 2.80 Å. The Cr(2)-Te(7) bond length is 2.81 Å. In the third Cr site, Cr(3) is bonded to one Sb(2), one Sb(3), one Te(1), one Te(2), one Te(3), and one Te(4) atom to form distorted CrSb2Te4 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Cr(10)Sb2Te4 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Cr(6)Sb2Te4 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Cr(8)Sb2Te4 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Cr(9)Sb2Te4 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Cr(4)SbTe5 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cr(7)Sb2Te4 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cr(1)SbTe5 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cr(2)Sb2Te4 octahedra,  a faceface with one Cr(6)Sb2Te4 octahedra, and  a faceface with one Cr(8)Sb2Te4 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 49-52°. The Cr(3)-Sb(2) bond length is 2.77 Å. The Cr(3)-Sb(3) bond length is 2.79 Å. The Cr(3)-Te(1) bond length is 2.78 Å. The Cr(3)-Te(2) bond length is 2.84 Å. The Cr(3)-Te(3) bond length is 2.76 Å. The Cr(3)-Te(4) bond length is 2.76 Å. In the fourth Cr site, Cr(4) is bonded to one Sb(1), one Te(1), one Te(2), one Te(3), one Te(6), and one Te(7) atom to form distorted CrSbTe5 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Cr(2)Sb2Te4 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Cr(1)SbTe5 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Cr(3)Sb2Te4 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Cr(7)Sb2Te4 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cr(8)Sb2Te4 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cr(9)Sb2Te4 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cr(10)Sb2Te4 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cr(6)Sb2Te4 octahedra,  a faceface with one Cr(2)Sb2Te4 octahedra, and  a faceface with one Cr(1)SbTe5 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 49-52°. The Cr(4)-Sb(1) bond length is 2.79 Å. The Cr(4)-Te(1) bond length is 2.81 Å. The Cr(4)-Te(2) bond length is 2.80 Å. The Cr(4)-Te(3) bond length is 2.82 Å. The Cr(4)-Te(6) bond length is 2.86 Å. The Cr(4)-Te(7) bond length is 2.80 Å. In the fifth Cr site, Cr(5) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Sb(2), one Sb(3), one Te(3), one Te(4), one Te(5), and one Te(6) atom. The Cr(5)-Sb(2) bond length is 2.76 Å. The Cr(5)-Sb(3) bond length is 2.74 Å. The Cr(5)-Te(3) bond length is 2.81 Å. The Cr(5)-Te(4) bond length is 2.85 Å. The Cr(5)-Te(5) bond length is 2.89 Å. The Cr(5)-Te(6) bond length is 2.72 Å. In the sixth Cr site, Cr(6) is bonded to one Sb(1), one Sb(2), one Te(1), one Te(2), one Te(3), and one Te(4) atom to form distorted CrSb2Te4 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Cr(2)Sb2Te4 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Cr(3)Sb2Te4 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Cr(7)Sb2Te4 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Cr(1)SbTe5 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cr(10)Sb2Te4 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cr(9)Sb2Te4 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cr(8)Sb2Te4 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cr(4)SbTe5 octahedra,  a faceface with one Cr(2)Sb2Te4 octahedra, and  a faceface with one Cr(3)Sb2Te4 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 49-52°. The Cr(6)-Sb(1) bond length is 2.77 Å. The Cr(6)-Sb(2) bond length is 2.79 Å. The Cr(6)-Te(1) bond length is 2.83 Å. The Cr(6)-Te(2) bond length is 2.83 Å. The Cr(6)-Te(3) bond length is 2.84 Å. The Cr(6)-Te(4) bond length is 2.83 Å. In the seventh Cr site, Cr(7) is bonded to one Sb(1), one Sb(3), one Te(4), one Te(5), one Te(6), and one Te(7) atom to form distorted CrSb2Te4 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Cr(10)Sb2Te4 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Cr(6)Sb2Te4 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Cr(9)Sb2Te4 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Cr(8)Sb2Te4 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Cr(4)SbTe5 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cr(2)Sb2Te4 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cr(3)Sb2Te4 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cr(1)SbTe5 octahedra,  a faceface with one Cr(10)Sb2Te4 octahedra, and  a faceface with one Cr(9)Sb2Te4 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 49-51°. The Cr(7)-Sb(1) bond length is 2.78 Å. The Cr(7)-Sb(3) bond length is 2.77 Å. The Cr(7)-Te(4) bond length is 2.80 Å. The Cr(7)-Te(5) bond length is 2.78 Å. The Cr(7)-Te(6) bond length is 2.76 Å. The Cr(7)-Te(7) bond length is 2.84 Å. In the eighth Cr site, Cr(8) is bonded to one Sb(2), one Sb(3), one Te(2), one Te(3), one Te(4), and one Te(5) atom to form distorted CrSb2Te4 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Cr(3)Sb2Te4 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Cr(1)SbTe5 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Cr(2)Sb2Te4 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Cr(7)Sb2Te4 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cr(10)Sb2Te4 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cr(4)SbTe5 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cr(6)Sb2Te4 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cr(9)Sb2Te4 octahedra, and  a faceface with one Cr(3)Sb2Te4 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 49-52°. The Cr(8)-Sb(2) bond length is 2.81 Å. The Cr(8)-Sb(3) bond length is 2.81 Å. The Cr(8)-Te(2) bond length is 2.78 Å. The Cr(8)-Te(3) bond length is 2.83 Å. The Cr(8)-Te(4) bond length is 2.82 Å. The Cr(8)-Te(5) bond length is 2.79 Å. In the ninth Cr site, Cr(9) is bonded to one Sb(2), one Sb(3), one Te(4), one Te(5), one Te(6), and one Te(7) atom to form distorted CrSb2Te4 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Cr(2)Sb2Te4 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Cr(7)Sb2Te4 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Cr(3)Sb2Te4 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Cr(1)SbTe5 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cr(6)Sb2Te4 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cr(4)SbTe5 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cr(10)Sb2Te4 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cr(8)Sb2Te4 octahedra, and  a faceface with one Cr(7)Sb2Te4 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 49-53°. The Cr(9)-Sb(2) bond length is 2.80 Å. The Cr(9)-Sb(3) bond length is 2.80 Å. The Cr(9)-Te(4) bond length is 2.81 Å. The Cr(9)-Te(5) bond length is 2.82 Å. The Cr(9)-Te(6) bond length is 2.85 Å. The Cr(9)-Te(7) bond length is 2.82 Å. In the tenth Cr site, Cr(10) is bonded to one Sb(1), one Sb(3), one Te(1), one Te(5), one Te(6), and one Te(7) atom to form distorted CrSb2Te4 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Cr(3)Sb2Te4 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Cr(7)Sb2Te4 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Cr(1)SbTe5 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Cr(2)Sb2Te4 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cr(6)Sb2Te4 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cr(8)Sb2Te4 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cr(9)Sb2Te4 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cr(4)SbTe5 octahedra,  a faceface with one Cr(7)Sb2Te4 octahedra, and  a faceface with one Cr(1)SbTe5 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 49-51°. The Cr(10)-Sb(1) bond length is 2.81 Å. The Cr(10)-Sb(3) bond length is 2.80 Å. The Cr(10)-Te(1) bond length is 2.81 Å. The Cr(10)-Te(5) bond length is 2.81 Å. The Cr(10)-Te(6) bond length is 2.81 Å. The Cr(10)-Te(7) bond length is 2.81 Å. There are three inequivalent Sb sites. In the first Sb site, Sb(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Cr(1), one Cr(10), one Cr(2), one Cr(4), one Cr(6), and one Cr(7) atom. In the second Sb site, Sb(2) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Cr(2), one Cr(3), one Cr(5), one Cr(6), one Cr(8), and one Cr(9) atom. In the third Sb site, Sb(3) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Cr(10), one Cr(3), one Cr(5), one Cr(7), one Cr(8), and one Cr(9) atom. There are seven inequivalent Te sites. In the first Te site, Te(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Cr(1), one Cr(10), one Cr(2), one Cr(3), one Cr(4), and one Cr(6) atom. In the second Te site, Te(2) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Cr(1), one Cr(2), one Cr(3), one Cr(4), one Cr(6), and one Cr(8) atom. In the third Te site, Te(3) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Cr(2), one Cr(3), one Cr(4), one Cr(5), one Cr(6), and one Cr(8) atom. In the fourth Te site, Te(4) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Cr(3), one Cr(5), one Cr(6), one Cr(7), one Cr(8), and one Cr(9) atom. In the fifth Te site, Te(5) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Cr(1), one Cr(10), one Cr(5), one Cr(7), one Cr(8), and one Cr(9) atom. In the sixth Te site, Te(6) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Cr(1), one Cr(10), one Cr(4), one Cr(5), one Cr(7), and one Cr(9) atom. In the seventh Te site, Te(7) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Cr(1), one Cr(10), one Cr(2), one Cr(4), one Cr(7), and one Cr(9) atom.