Materials Data on NiGe3 by Materials Project

Abstract

NiGe3 is Uranium Silicide structured and crystallizes in the cubic Pm-3m space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Ni is bonded to twelve equivalent Ge atoms to form NiGe12 cuboctahedra that share corners with twelve equivalent NiGe12 cuboctahedra, edges with twenty-four equivalent GeNi4Ge8 cuboctahedra, faces with six equivalent NiGe12 cuboctahedra, and faces with twelve equivalent GeNi4Ge8 cuboctahedra. All Ni–Ge bond lengths are 2.85 Å. Ge is bonded to four equivalent Ni and eight equivalent Ge atoms to form GeNi4Ge8 cuboctahedra that share corners with twelve equivalent GeNi4Ge8 cuboctahedra, edges with eight equivalent NiGe12 cuboctahedra, edges with sixteen equivalent GeNi4Ge8 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent NiGe12 cuboctahedra, and faces with fourteen equivalent GeNi4Ge8 cuboctahedra. All Ge–Ge bond lengths are 2.85 Å.