Materials Data on CeGa3Ni by Materials Project
CeNiGa3 crystallizes in the tetragonal I4mm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Ce is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ni and twelve Ga atoms. All Ce–Ni bond lengths are 3.33 Å. There are a spread of Ce–Ga bond distances ranging from 3.13–3.31 Å. Ni is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ce and five Ga atoms. There are one shorter (2.32 Å) and four longer (2.40 Å) Ni–Ga bond lengths. There are two inequivalent Ga sites. In the first Ga site, Ga is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ce, two equivalent Ni, and two equivalent Ga atoms. Both Ga–Ga bond lengths are 2.69 Å. In the second Ga site, Ga is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ce, one Ni, and four equivalent Ga atoms.