Materials Data on Sc(MnGe)6 by Materials Project
ScMn6Ge6 crystallizes in the hexagonal P6/mmm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Sc is bonded to eight Ge atoms to form distorted edge-sharing ScGe8 hexagonal bipyramids. There are two shorter (2.74 Å) and six longer (2.96 Å) Sc–Ge bond lengths. Mn is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to six Ge atoms. There are a spread of Mn–Ge bond distances ranging from 2.50–2.67 Å. There are three inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Sc, six equivalent Mn, and one Ge atom. The Ge–Ge bond length is 2.61 Å. In the second Ge site, Ge is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Sc and six equivalent Mn atoms. In the third Ge site, Ge is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Mn atoms.