Materials Data on Sm(NiGe)3 by Materials Project
Sm(NiGe)3 crystallizes in the tetragonal I4/mmm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Sm is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to eight Ni and eight Ge atoms. There are four shorter (3.20 Å) and four longer (3.24 Å) Sm–Ni bond lengths. There are four shorter (3.12 Å) and four longer (3.20 Å) Sm–Ge bond lengths. There are two inequivalent Ni sites. In the first Ni site, Ni is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Sm and five Ge atoms. There are one shorter (2.33 Å) and four longer (2.39 Å) Ni–Ge bond lengths. In the second Ni site, Ni is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Sm and six Ge atoms. There are four shorter (2.49 Å) and two longer (2.51 Å) Ni–Ge bond lengths. There are four inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to eight equivalent Ni atoms. In the second Ge site, Ge is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to eight equivalent Ni atoms. In the third Ge site, Ge is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Sm and five Ni atoms. In the fourth Ge site, Ge is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Sm and four equivalent Ni atoms.