Materials Data on Er(CoGe)2 by Materials Project
ErCo2Ge2 crystallizes in the tetragonal I4/mmm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Er is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight equivalent Co and eight equivalent Ge atoms. All Er–Co bond lengths are 3.20 Å. All Er–Ge bond lengths are 3.07 Å. Co is bonded to four equivalent Er and four equivalent Ge atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge, corner, and face-sharing CoEr4Ge4 tetrahedra. All Co–Ge bond lengths are 2.33 Å. Ge is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Er, four equivalent Co, and one Ge atom. The Ge–Ge bond length is 2.56 Å.