Materials Data on Ce3Ge by Materials Project

Ce3Ge crystallizes in the tetragonal P4_2/n space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are three inequivalent Ce sites. In the first Ce site, Ce is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Ge atoms. There are a spread of Ce–Ge bond distances ranging from 3.04–3.14 Å. In the second Ce site, Ce is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to two equivalent Ge atoms. There are one shorter (3.06 Å) and one longer (3.09 Å) Ce–Ge bond lengths. In the third Ce site, Ce is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to four equivalent Ge atoms. There are a spread of Ce–Ge bond distances ranging from 3.03–3.12 Å. Ge is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to nine Ce atoms.