Materials Data on CeZnGe by Materials Project

Abstract

CeZnGe crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are two inequivalent Ce sites. In the first Ce site, Ce is bonded to six equivalent Zn and six equivalent Ge atoms to form a mixture of distorted face and edge-sharing CeZn6Ge6 cuboctahedra. All Ce–Zn bond lengths are 3.08 Å. All Ce–Ge bond lengths are 3.31 Å. In the second Ce site, Ce is bonded to six equivalent Zn and six equivalent Ge atoms to form a mixture of distorted face and edge-sharing CeZn6Ge6 cuboctahedra. All Ce–Zn bond lengths are 3.39 Å. All Ce–Ge bond lengths are 3.15 Å. Zn is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to six Ce and three equivalent Ge atoms. All Zn–Ge bond lengths are 2.50 Å. Ge is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to six Ce and three equivalent Zn atoms.