The compound described by LaVGe3 crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. La(1) is bonded to twelve equivalent Ge(1) atoms to form distorted LaGe12 cuboctahedra that share corners with six equivalent La(1)Ge12 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent V(1)Ge6 octahedra, faces with eight equivalent La(1)Ge12 cuboctahedra, and faces with six equivalent V(1)Ge6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 28°. V(1) is bonded to six equivalent Ge(1) atoms to form VGe6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent La(1)Ge12 cuboctahedra, faces with six equivalent La(1)Ge12 cuboctahedra, and faces with two equivalent V(1)Ge6 octahedra. Ge(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to four equivalent La(1), two equivalent V(1), and two equivalent Ge(1) atoms. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_LaVGe3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.261
_cell_length_b   6.261
_cell_length_c   5.678
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   120.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   192.732
_cell_formula_units_Z   2
loop_
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_site_id
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_as_xyz
  1  'x, y, z'
loop_
 _atom_site_type_symbol
 _atom_site_label
 _atom_site_symmetry_multiplicity
 _atom_site_fract_x
 _atom_site_fract_y
 _atom_site_fract_z
 _atom_site_occupancy
  La  La0  1  0.333  0.667  0.750  1.0
  La  La1  1  0.667  0.333  0.250  1.0
  V  V2  1  0.000  0.000  0.500  1.0
  V  V3  1  0.000  0.000  0.000  1.0
  Ge  Ge4  1  0.194  0.806  0.250  1.0
  Ge  Ge5  1  0.194  0.389  0.250  1.0
  Ge  Ge6  1  0.611  0.806  0.250  1.0
  Ge  Ge7  1  0.806  0.194  0.750  1.0
  Ge  Ge8  1  0.806  0.611  0.750  1.0
  Ge  Ge9  1  0.389  0.194  0.750  1.0
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The compound described by LaVGe3 crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. La(1) is bonded to twelve equivalent Ge(1) atoms to form distorted LaGe12 cuboctahedra that share corners with six equivalent La(1)Ge12 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent V(1)Ge6 octahedra, faces with eight equivalent La(1)Ge12 cuboctahedra, and faces with six equivalent V(1)Ge6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 28°. V(1) is bonded to six equivalent Ge(1) atoms to form VGe6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent La(1)Ge12 cuboctahedra, faces with six equivalent La(1)Ge12 cuboctahedra, and faces with two equivalent V(1)Ge6 octahedra. Ge(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to four equivalent La(1), two equivalent V(1), and two equivalent Ge(1) atoms. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_LaVGe3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.261
_cell_length_b   6.261
_cell_length_c   5.678
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   120.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   192.732
_cell_formula_units_Z   2
loop_
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_site_id
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_as_xyz
  1  'x, y, z'
loop_
 _atom_site_type_symbol
 _atom_site_label
 _atom_site_symmetry_multiplicity
 _atom_site_fract_x
 _atom_site_fract_y
 _atom_site_fract_z
 _atom_site_occupancy
  La  La0  1  0.333  0.667  0.750  1.0
  La  La1  1  0.667  0.333  0.250  1.0
  V  V2  1  0.000  0.000  0.500  1.0
  V  V3  1  0.000  0.000  0.000  1.0
  Ge  Ge4  1  0.194  0.806  0.250  1.0
  Ge  Ge5  1  0.194  0.389  0.250  1.0
  Ge  Ge6  1  0.611  0.806  0.250  1.0
  Ge  Ge7  1  0.806  0.194  0.750  1.0
  Ge  Ge8  1  0.806  0.611  0.750  1.0
  Ge  Ge9  1  0.389  0.194  0.750  1.0
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