Materials Data on Ho2NiGe6 by Materials Project
Ho2NiGe6 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Amm2 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are two inequivalent Ho sites. In the first Ho site, Ho is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ni and ten Ge atoms. All Ho–Ni bond lengths are 3.10 Å. There are a spread of Ho–Ge bond distances ranging from 3.04–3.37 Å. In the second Ho site, Ho is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to ten Ge atoms. There are a spread of Ho–Ge bond distances ranging from 2.96–3.17 Å. Ni is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ho and five Ge atoms. There are a spread of Ni–Ge bond distances ranging from 2.30–2.37 Å. There are six inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ho, two equivalent Ni, and five Ge atoms. There are one shorter (2.50 Å) and four longer (2.84 Å) Ge–Ge bond lengths. In the second Ge site, Ge is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ho, two equivalent Ni, and five Ge atoms. The Ge–Ge bond length is 2.51 Å. In the third Ge site, Ge is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ho and five Ge atoms. All Ge–Ge bond lengths are 2.84 Å. In the fourth Ge site, Ge is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ho and five Ge atoms. In the fifth Ge site, Ge is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to six Ho and two equivalent Ge atoms. Both Ge–Ge bond lengths are 2.57 Å. In the sixth Ge site, Ge is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to six Ho, one Ni, and two equivalent Ge atoms.