Materials Data on Y(GeRh2)2 by Materials Project

Abstract

Y(Rh2Ge)2 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Y is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to eleven Rh and five Ge atoms. There are a spread of Y–Rh bond distances ranging from 2.81–3.21 Å. There are a spread of Y–Ge bond distances ranging from 3.05–3.29 Å. There are four inequivalent Rh sites. In the first Rh site, Rh is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Y, five Rh, and four Ge atoms. There are a spread of Rh–Rh bond distances ranging from 2.73–2.99 Å. There are a spread of Rh–Ge bond distances ranging from 2.45–2.66 Å. In the second Rh site, Rh is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Y, four Rh, and three Ge atoms. There are two shorter (3.01 Å) and one longer (3.02 Å) Rh–Rh bond lengths. There are one shorter (2.51 Å) and two longer (2.55 Å) Rh–Ge bond lengths. In the third Rh site, Rh is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Y, five Rh, and four Ge atoms. There are two shorter (2.87 Å) and one longer (2.92 Å) Rh–Rh bond lengths. There are a spread of Rh–Ge bond distances ranging from 2.41–2.65 Å. In the fourth Rh site, Rh is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Y, six Rh, and four Ge atoms. There are a spread of Rh–Ge bond distances ranging from 2.50–2.71 Å. There are two inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Y and seven Rh atoms. In the second Ge site, Ge is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Y and eight Rh atoms.