The crystal structure described by Na2YGe(PO4)3 crystallizes in the monoclinic Cc space group. There are two inequivalent Na sites. In the first Na site, Na(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(11), one O(12), one O(3), one O(4), one O(6), one O(8), and one O(9) atom. In the second Na site, Na(2) is bonded in a distorted hexagonal planar geometry to one O(10), one O(11), one O(12), one O(7), one O(8), and one O(9) atom. Y(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(7), one O(8), and one O(9) atom to form YO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent P(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(2)O4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent P(3)O4 tetrahedra. Ge(1) is bonded to one O(10), one O(11), one O(12), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form GeO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent P(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(2)O4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent P(3)O4 tetrahedra. There are three inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(10), one O(6), and one O(9) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Y(1)O6 octahedra and corners with two equivalent Ge(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 24-37°. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded to one O(11), one O(2), one O(5), and one O(8) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Y(1)O6 octahedra and corners with two equivalent Ge(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 26-40°. In the third P site, P(3) is bonded to one O(12), one O(3), one O(4), and one O(7) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Y(1)O6 octahedra and corners with two equivalent Ge(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 26-41°. There are twelve inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Na(1), one Y(1), and one P(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Y(1) and one P(2) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Na(1), one Y(1), and one P(3) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Na(1), one Ge(1), and one P(3) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ge(1) and one P(2) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Na(1), one Ge(1), and one P(1) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Na(2), one Y(1), and one P(3) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Na(1), one Na(2), one Y(1), and one P(2) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Na(1), one Na(2), one Y(1), and one P(1) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Na(2), one Ge(1), and one P(1) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Na(1), one Na(2), one Ge(1), and one P(2) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a distorted trigonal pyramidal geometry to one Na(1), one Na(2), one Ge(1), and one P(3) atom. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Na2YGe(PO4)3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   8.901
_cell_length_b   8.985
_cell_length_c   9.044
_cell_angle_alpha   60.463
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   119.691
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   517.331
_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
  Ge  Ge0  1  0.653  0.289  0.056  1.0
  Ge  Ge1  1  0.137  0.289  0.556  1.0
  Na  Na2  1  0.608  0.514  0.247  1.0
  Na  Na3  1  0.406  0.514  0.747  1.0
  Na  Na4  1  0.501  0.006  0.491  1.0
  Na  Na5  1  0.005  0.006  0.991  1.0
  O  O6  1  0.500  0.790  0.098  1.0
  O  O7  1  0.098  0.611  0.086  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.318  0.419  0.066  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.013  0.611  0.586  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.789  0.790  0.598  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.602  0.419  0.566  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.494  0.240  0.906  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.859  0.336  0.927  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.737  0.598  0.936  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.977  0.336  0.427  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.247  0.240  0.406  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.361  0.598  0.436  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.416  0.035  0.756  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.210  0.602  0.774  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.611  0.818  0.771  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.892  0.602  0.274  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.119  0.035  0.256  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.707  0.818  0.271  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.542  0.994  0.232  1.0
  O  O25  1  0.767  0.307  0.239  1.0
  O  O26  1  0.453  0.224  0.234  1.0
  O  O27  1  0.040  0.307  0.739  1.0
  O  O28  1  0.952  0.994  0.732  1.0
  O  O29  1  0.271  0.224  0.734  1.0
  P  P30  1  0.527  0.800  0.258  1.0
  P  P31  1  0.939  0.468  0.255  1.0
  P  P32  1  0.275  0.226  0.240  1.0
  P  P33  1  0.029  0.468  0.755  1.0
  P  P34  1  0.773  0.800  0.758  1.0
  P  P35  1  0.451  0.226  0.740  1.0
  Y  Y36  1  0.352  0.721  0.931  1.0
  Y  Y37  1  0.870  0.721  0.431  1.0
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The crystal structure described by Na2YGe(PO4)3 crystallizes in the monoclinic Cc space group. There are two inequivalent Na sites. In the first Na site, Na(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(11), one O(12), one O(3), one O(4), one O(6), one O(8), and one O(9) atom. In the second Na site, Na(2) is bonded in a distorted hexagonal planar geometry to one O(10), one O(11), one O(12), one O(7), one O(8), and one O(9) atom. Y(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(7), one O(8), and one O(9) atom to form YO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent P(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(2)O4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent P(3)O4 tetrahedra. Ge(1) is bonded to one O(10), one O(11), one O(12), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form GeO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent P(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(2)O4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent P(3)O4 tetrahedra. There are three inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(10), one O(6), and one O(9) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Y(1)O6 octahedra and corners with two equivalent Ge(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 24-37°. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded to one O(11), one O(2), one O(5), and one O(8) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Y(1)O6 octahedra and corners with two equivalent Ge(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 26-40°. In the third P site, P(3) is bonded to one O(12), one O(3), one O(4), and one O(7) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Y(1)O6 octahedra and corners with two equivalent Ge(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 26-41°. There are twelve inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Na(1), one Y(1), and one P(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Y(1) and one P(2) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Na(1), one Y(1), and one P(3) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Na(1), one Ge(1), and one P(3) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ge(1) and one P(2) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Na(1), one Ge(1), and one P(1) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Na(2), one Y(1), and one P(3) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Na(1), one Na(2), one Y(1), and one P(2) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Na(1), one Na(2), one Y(1), and one P(1) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Na(2), one Ge(1), and one P(1) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Na(1), one Na(2), one Ge(1), and one P(2) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a distorted trigonal pyramidal geometry to one Na(1), one Na(2), one Ge(1), and one P(3) atom. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Na2YGe(PO4)3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   8.901
_cell_length_b   8.985
_cell_length_c   9.044
_cell_angle_alpha   60.463
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   119.691
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   517.331
_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
  Ge  Ge0  1  0.653  0.289  0.056  1.0
  Ge  Ge1  1  0.137  0.289  0.556  1.0
  Na  Na2  1  0.608  0.514  0.247  1.0
  Na  Na3  1  0.406  0.514  0.747  1.0
  Na  Na4  1  0.501  0.006  0.491  1.0
  Na  Na5  1  0.005  0.006  0.991  1.0
  O  O6  1  0.500  0.790  0.098  1.0
  O  O7  1  0.098  0.611  0.086  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.318  0.419  0.066  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.013  0.611  0.586  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.789  0.790  0.598  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.602  0.419  0.566  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.494  0.240  0.906  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.859  0.336  0.927  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.737  0.598  0.936  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.977  0.336  0.427  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.247  0.240  0.406  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.361  0.598  0.436  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.416  0.035  0.756  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.210  0.602  0.774  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.611  0.818  0.771  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.892  0.602  0.274  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.119  0.035  0.256  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.707  0.818  0.271  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.542  0.994  0.232  1.0
  O  O25  1  0.767  0.307  0.239  1.0
  O  O26  1  0.453  0.224  0.234  1.0
  O  O27  1  0.040  0.307  0.739  1.0
  O  O28  1  0.952  0.994  0.732  1.0
  O  O29  1  0.271  0.224  0.734  1.0
  P  P30  1  0.527  0.800  0.258  1.0
  P  P31  1  0.939  0.468  0.255  1.0
  P  P32  1  0.275  0.226  0.240  1.0
  P  P33  1  0.029  0.468  0.755  1.0
  P  P34  1  0.773  0.800  0.758  1.0
  P  P35  1  0.451  0.226  0.740  1.0
  Y  Y36  1  0.352  0.721  0.931  1.0
  Y  Y37  1  0.870  0.721  0.431  1.0
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