Materials Data on Ge3Mo5C by Materials Project

Abstract

Mo5Ge3C crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mcm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are two inequivalent Mo sites. In the first Mo site, Mo is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to five equivalent Ge and two equivalent C atoms. There are a spread of Mo–Ge bond distances ranging from 2.62–2.98 Å. Both Mo–C bond lengths are 2.15 Å. In the second Mo site, Mo is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Mo and six equivalent Ge atoms. Both Mo–Mo bond lengths are 2.67 Å. All Mo–Ge bond lengths are 2.64 Å. Ge is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to nine Mo atoms. C is bonded to six equivalent Mo atoms to form face-sharing CMo6 octahedra.