Nb2Te3, a niobium sesquitelluride with Te22– groups
Abstract
The new binary compound Nb2Te3 was synthesized by reduction of NbTe2 with Ga metal; different from the formally analogous Ta2Te3 it crystallizes in the Mo2As3 structure type; based on the results of band structure calculations Nb2Te3 is metallic with quasi one-dimensional metal electronic properties.