Materials Data on Lu4MnGe8 by Materials Project
Lu4MnGe8 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pmm2 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are four inequivalent Lu sites. In the first Lu site, Lu is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to ten Ge atoms. There are a spread of Lu–Ge bond distances ranging from 2.88–3.20 Å. In the second Lu site, Lu is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to ten Ge atoms. There are a spread of Lu–Ge bond distances ranging from 2.93–3.11 Å. In the third Lu site, Lu is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Mn and ten Ge atoms. All Lu–Mn bond lengths are 3.18 Å. There are a spread of Lu–Ge bond distances ranging from 3.02–3.36 Å. In the fourth Lu site, Lu is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to ten Ge atoms. There are a spread of Lu–Ge bond distances ranging from 2.96–3.25 Å. Mn is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Lu and five Ge atoms. There are a spread of Mn–Ge bond distances ranging from 2.32–2.36 Å. There are eight inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to six Lu, one Mn, and two equivalent Ge atoms. Both Ge–Ge bond lengths are 2.59 Å. In the second Ge site, Ge is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to six Lu and two equivalent Ge atoms. Both Ge–Ge bond lengths are 2.64 Å. In the third Ge site, Ge is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to six Lu and two equivalent Ge atoms. In the fourth Ge site, Ge is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to six Lu and two equivalent Ge atoms. In the fifth Ge site, Ge is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to four Lu and two equivalent Mn atoms. In the sixth Ge site, Ge is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to four Lu and four equivalent Ge atoms. All Ge–Ge bond lengths are 2.86 Å. In the seventh Ge site, Ge is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four Lu and two equivalent Mn atoms. In the eighth Ge site, Ge is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to four Lu and four equivalent Ge atoms.