The reported standard functions of formation of copper tellurides are critically evaluated and optimized. The thermodynamic data obtained for hitherto unexplored phases shed some light on the origin of discrepancies between the T -x phase diagrams of the Cu-Te system reported by different groups. Fig. 3. Composition dependences of heat capacity in the Cu-Te system at (1) 298 and (2) 400 K; the open data points represent our estimates for Cu 13 Te 7 , Cu 9 + x Te 5 , Cu 7 Te 4 , and Cu 3 -x Te 2 (phases 2-5 in Fig. 2) by the NeumannKopp rule, and the filled data points represent experimental heat capacity data for Te, CuTe, Cu 2 Te, and Cu.