In2Te5 is a stoichiometric compound in the In–Te system of interest for applications in phase change electronic memories and thermoelectrics. Here, we perform a computational study of the structural, dynamical, and electronic properties of the liquid, supercooled liquid, and amorphous phases of this compound by means of density functional molecular dynamics simulations. Models of the supercooled liquid and amorphous phases have been generated by quenching from the melt. The structure of the liquid phase is characterized by a mixture of defective octahedral and tetrahedral local environments of In atoms, while the amorphous phase displays a mostly tetrahedral local geometry for In atoms with corner and edge sharing tetrahedra similar to those found in the crystalline phases of the In2Te5, InTe, and In2Te3 compounds. Comparison with our previous results on liquid and amorphous In2Te3 and further data on the structural properties of liquid In2Te3 are also discussed. The analysis of the electronic properties highlights the opening of a mobility gap in In2Te5 at about 150 K below the liquidus temperature.
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