Materials Data on NaGeAu by Materials Project
NaAuGe crystallizes in the orthorhombic Imm2 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are two inequivalent Na sites. In the first Na site, Na is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Au and six equivalent Ge atoms. There are two shorter (3.06 Å) and four longer (3.18 Å) Na–Au bond lengths. There are two shorter (3.28 Å) and four longer (3.38 Å) Na–Ge bond lengths. In the second Na site, Na is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Au and six equivalent Ge atoms. There are four shorter (3.23 Å) and two longer (3.44 Å) Na–Au bond lengths. There are four shorter (3.14 Å) and two longer (3.15 Å) Na–Ge bond lengths. Au is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to six Na, one Au, and three equivalent Ge atoms. The Au–Au bond length is 2.99 Å. All Au–Ge bond lengths are 2.63 Å. Ge is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to six Na, three equivalent Au, and one Ge atom. The Ge–Ge bond length is 2.59 Å.