Nb₂Te₃, a niobium sesquitelluride with Te₂^2– 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.

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