The structure of the new compound GaGe
2Te has been determined using nanofocused synchrotron radiation. The trigonal structure (space group
P
m1,
a=4.0443(3) Å,
c=14.923(2) Å, V=211.38(4) Å
3; Z=2) consists of Ge bilayers sandwiched by Ga−Te layers. Ge and Ga are tetrahedrally coordinated. The layer packages are separated by a van der Waals gap with a Te−Te distance of 4.1502(7)...