The crystal structure described by Yb3(Ga2Ge3)2 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/m space group. There are three inequivalent Yb sites. In the first Yb site, Yb(1) is bonded in a 13-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ga(2), two equivalent Ga(3), two equivalent Ga(4), one Ge(1), one Ge(6), two equivalent Ge(5), and three equivalent Ge(4) atoms. In the second Yb site, Yb(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ga(1), two equivalent Ge(3), two equivalent Ge(6), and three equivalent Ge(1) atoms. In the third Yb site, Yb(3) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to one Ga(1), two equivalent Ga(3), two equivalent Ga(4), one Ge(3), two equivalent Ge(2), and four equivalent Ge(5) atoms. There are four inequivalent Ga sites. In the first Ga site, Ga(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Yb(3), two equivalent Yb(2), one Ge(3), one Ge(6), and two equivalent Ge(2) atoms. In the second Ga site, Ga(2) is bonded to two equivalent Yb(1), one Ge(3), one Ge(4), and two equivalent Ge(1) atoms to form distorted edge-sharing GaYb2Ge4 tetrahedra. In the third Ga site, Ga(3) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Yb(1), two equivalent Yb(3), one Ge(2), one Ge(5), and two equivalent Ge(6) atoms. In the fourth Ga site, Ga(4) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Yb(1), two equivalent Yb(3), one Ge(4), one Ge(5), and two equivalent Ge(3) atoms. There are six inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(5) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Yb(1), four equivalent Yb(3), one Ga(3), one Ga(4), and one Ge(5) atom. In the second Ge site, Ge(6) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Yb(1), two equivalent Yb(2), one Ga(1), two equivalent Ga(3), and one Ge(1) atom. In the third Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Yb(1), three equivalent Yb(2), two equivalent Ga(2), and one Ge(6) atom. In the fourth Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Yb(3), one Ga(3), two equivalent Ga(1), and one Ge(2) atom. In the fifth Ge site, Ge(3) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Yb(3), two equivalent Yb(2), one Ga(1), one Ga(2), and two equivalent Ga(4) atoms. In the sixth Ge site, Ge(4) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Yb(1), one Ga(2), one Ga(4), and two equivalent Ge(4) atoms. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Yb3(Ga2Ge3)2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   12.147
_cell_length_b   12.147
_cell_length_c   10.853
_cell_angle_alpha   88.865
_cell_angle_beta   88.865
_cell_angle_gamma   20.245
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   554.005
_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
  Yb  Yb0  1  0.644  0.644  0.894  1.0
  Yb  Yb1  1  0.176  0.176  0.453  1.0
  Yb  Yb2  1  0.523  0.523  0.166  1.0
  Yb  Yb3  1  0.824  0.824  0.547  1.0
  Yb  Yb4  1  0.356  0.356  0.106  1.0
  Yb  Yb5  1  0.477  0.477  0.834  1.0
  Ga  Ga6  1  0.422  0.422  0.588  1.0
  Ga  Ga7  1  0.578  0.578  0.412  1.0
  Ga  Ga8  1  0.759  0.759  0.258  1.0
  Ga  Ga9  1  0.935  0.935  0.269  1.0
  Ga  Ga10  1  0.241  0.241  0.742  1.0
  Ga  Ga11  1  0.136  0.136  0.117  1.0
  Ga  Ga12  1  0.864  0.864  0.883  1.0
  Ga  Ga13  1  0.065  0.065  0.731  1.0
  Ge  Ge14  1  0.709  0.709  0.640  1.0
  Ge  Ge15  1  0.024  0.024  0.395  1.0
  Ge  Ge16  1  0.652  0.652  0.237  1.0
  Ge  Ge17  1  0.225  0.225  0.973  1.0
  Ge  Ge18  1  0.948  0.948  0.035  1.0
  Ge  Ge19  1  0.605  0.605  0.635  1.0
  Ge  Ge20  1  0.976  0.976  0.605  1.0
  Ge  Ge21  1  0.052  0.052  0.965  1.0
  Ge  Ge22  1  0.775  0.775  0.027  1.0
  Ge  Ge23  1  0.395  0.395  0.365  1.0
  Ge  Ge24  1  0.348  0.348  0.763  1.0
  Ge  Ge25  1  0.291  0.291  0.360  1.0
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The crystal structure described by Yb3(Ga2Ge3)2 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/m space group. There are three inequivalent Yb sites. In the first Yb site, Yb(1) is bonded in a 13-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ga(2), two equivalent Ga(3), two equivalent Ga(4), one Ge(1), one Ge(6), two equivalent Ge(5), and three equivalent Ge(4) atoms. In the second Yb site, Yb(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ga(1), two equivalent Ge(3), two equivalent Ge(6), and three equivalent Ge(1) atoms. In the third Yb site, Yb(3) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to one Ga(1), two equivalent Ga(3), two equivalent Ga(4), one Ge(3), two equivalent Ge(2), and four equivalent Ge(5) atoms. There are four inequivalent Ga sites. In the first Ga site, Ga(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Yb(3), two equivalent Yb(2), one Ge(3), one Ge(6), and two equivalent Ge(2) atoms. In the second Ga site, Ga(2) is bonded to two equivalent Yb(1), one Ge(3), one Ge(4), and two equivalent Ge(1) atoms to form distorted edge-sharing GaYb2Ge4 tetrahedra. In the third Ga site, Ga(3) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Yb(1), two equivalent Yb(3), one Ge(2), one Ge(5), and two equivalent Ge(6) atoms. In the fourth Ga site, Ga(4) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Yb(1), two equivalent Yb(3), one Ge(4), one Ge(5), and two equivalent Ge(3) atoms. There are six inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(5) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Yb(1), four equivalent Yb(3), one Ga(3), one Ga(4), and one Ge(5) atom. In the second Ge site, Ge(6) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Yb(1), two equivalent Yb(2), one Ga(1), two equivalent Ga(3), and one Ge(1) atom. In the third Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Yb(1), three equivalent Yb(2), two equivalent Ga(2), and one Ge(6) atom. In the fourth Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Yb(3), one Ga(3), two equivalent Ga(1), and one Ge(2) atom. In the fifth Ge site, Ge(3) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Yb(3), two equivalent Yb(2), one Ga(1), one Ga(2), and two equivalent Ga(4) atoms. In the sixth Ge site, Ge(4) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Yb(1), one Ga(2), one Ga(4), and two equivalent Ge(4) atoms. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Yb3(Ga2Ge3)2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   12.147
_cell_length_b   12.147
_cell_length_c   10.853
_cell_angle_alpha   88.865
_cell_angle_beta   88.865
_cell_angle_gamma   20.245
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   554.005
_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
  Yb  Yb0  1  0.644  0.644  0.894  1.0
  Yb  Yb1  1  0.176  0.176  0.453  1.0
  Yb  Yb2  1  0.523  0.523  0.166  1.0
  Yb  Yb3  1  0.824  0.824  0.547  1.0
  Yb  Yb4  1  0.356  0.356  0.106  1.0
  Yb  Yb5  1  0.477  0.477  0.834  1.0
  Ga  Ga6  1  0.422  0.422  0.588  1.0
  Ga  Ga7  1  0.578  0.578  0.412  1.0
  Ga  Ga8  1  0.759  0.759  0.258  1.0
  Ga  Ga9  1  0.935  0.935  0.269  1.0
  Ga  Ga10  1  0.241  0.241  0.742  1.0
  Ga  Ga11  1  0.136  0.136  0.117  1.0
  Ga  Ga12  1  0.864  0.864  0.883  1.0
  Ga  Ga13  1  0.065  0.065  0.731  1.0
  Ge  Ge14  1  0.709  0.709  0.640  1.0
  Ge  Ge15  1  0.024  0.024  0.395  1.0
  Ge  Ge16  1  0.652  0.652  0.237  1.0
  Ge  Ge17  1  0.225  0.225  0.973  1.0
  Ge  Ge18  1  0.948  0.948  0.035  1.0
  Ge  Ge19  1  0.605  0.605  0.635  1.0
  Ge  Ge20  1  0.976  0.976  0.605  1.0
  Ge  Ge21  1  0.052  0.052  0.965  1.0
  Ge  Ge22  1  0.775  0.775  0.027  1.0
  Ge  Ge23  1  0.395  0.395  0.365  1.0
  Ge  Ge24  1  0.348  0.348  0.763  1.0
  Ge  Ge25  1  0.291  0.291  0.360  1.0
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