Materials Data on Li3Ce5Ge4 by Materials Project
Li3Ce5Ge4 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Amm2 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are three inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li is bonded in a distorted L-shaped geometry to two equivalent Ce and two equivalent Ge atoms. Both Li–Ce bond lengths are 3.22 Å. Both Li–Ge bond lengths are 2.60 Å. In the second Li site, Li is bonded in a distorted L-shaped geometry to two equivalent Li, two equivalent Ce, and two equivalent Ge atoms. Both Li–Li bond lengths are 2.71 Å. Both Li–Ce bond lengths are 3.45 Å. Both Li–Ge bond lengths are 2.59 Å. In the third Li site, Li is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Li and four Ce atoms. There are two shorter (3.35 Å) and two longer (3.58 Å) Li–Ce bond lengths. There are five inequivalent Ce sites. In the first Ce site, Ce is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Li, two equivalent Ce, and four equivalent Ge atoms. Both Ce–Ce bond lengths are 2.81 Å. All Ce–Ge bond lengths are 3.06 Å. In the second Ce site, Ce is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to eight Ge atoms. There are four shorter (3.05 Å) and four longer (3.29 Å) Ce–Ge bond lengths. In the third Ce site, Ce is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four Li, two equivalent Ce, and two equivalent Ge atoms. Both Ce–Ge bond lengths are 3.46 Å. In the fourth Ce site, Ce is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to eight Ge atoms. There are four shorter (3.04 Å) and four longer (3.28 Å) Ce–Ge bond lengths. In the fifth Ce site, Ce is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Li and four equivalent Ge atoms. All Ce–Ge bond lengths are 3.04 Å. There are two inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one Li, seven Ce, and one Ge atom. The Ge–Ge bond length is 2.82 Å. In the second Ge site, Ge is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one Li, six Ce, and two Ge atoms. The Ge–Ge bond length is 2.55 Å.