The new compound TiAsTe has been synthesized by the reaction of the elements in a LiCl/KCl flux at 923 K. Thecompound crystallizes with four formula units in space group
Immm of the orthorhombic system in a cell at 153 Kof
a = 3.5730(8) Å,
b = 5.249(1) Å,
c = 12.794(3) Å,
V = 240.0(1) Å
3. The structure, which is of the NbPSstructure type, is a three-dimensional extended framework built from bicapped TiAs
4Te
4 trigonal prisms. It may beconsidered to comprise
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[TiTe] slabs perpendicular to [001] that are interspersed with linear
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[As] chains runningalong [010]. The As-As distances alternate at 2.554(2) and 2.695(2) Å. Electrical and thermopower measurementsindicate that TiAsTe is an n-type metallic compound. Density functional theory calculations help rationalize thechemical bonding and physical properties.