DOE OSTI2020
DyPdGe crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pmmn space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are three inequivalent Dy sites. In the first Dy site, Dy is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to six Pd and six Ge atoms. There are a spread of Dy–Pd bond distances ranging from 2.96–3.15 Å. There are a spread of Dy–Ge bond distances ranging from 3.06–3.23 Å. In the second Dy site, Dy is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to six Pd and six Ge atoms. There are two shorter (3.10 Å) and four longer (3.13 Å) Dy–Pd bond lengths. There are four shorter (3.12 Å) and two longer (3.20 Å) Dy–Ge bond lengths. In the third Dy site, Dy is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to six Pd and six Ge atoms. There are four shorter (3.22 Å) and two longer (3.23 Å) Dy–Pd bond lengths. There are two shorter (3.01 Å) and four longer (3.04 Å) Dy–Ge bond lengths. There are two inequivalent Pd sites. In the first Pd site, Pd is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to six Dy, one Pd, and three Ge atoms. The Pd–Pd bond length is 3.03 Å. There are two shorter (2.55 Å) and one longer (2.58 Å) Pd–Ge bond lengths. In the second Pd site, Pd is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to six Dy and four Ge atoms. There are a spread of Pd–Ge bond distances ranging from 2.57–2.83 Å. There are two inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to six Dy and four Pd atoms. In the second Ge site, Ge is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to six Dy, three Pd, and one Ge atom. The Ge–Ge bond length is 2.74 Å.