The structure described by ZrLi4Ge2 crystallizes in the trigonal R-3m space group. There are two inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three equivalent Li(2) and three equivalent Ge(1) atoms. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Li(1), three equivalent Zr(1), and four equivalent Ge(1) atoms. Zr(1) is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to six equivalent Li(2) and two equivalent Ge(1) atoms. Ge(1) is bonded to three equivalent Li(1), four equivalent Li(2), and one Zr(1) atom to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing GeLi7Zr hexagonal bipyramids. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_Li4ZrGe2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   7.608
_cell_length_b   7.608
_cell_length_c   7.608
_cell_angle_alpha   34.021
_cell_angle_beta   34.021
_cell_angle_gamma   34.021
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   122.894
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
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
  Li  Li0  1  0.926  0.926  0.926  1.0
  Li  Li1  1  0.749  0.749  0.749  1.0
  Li  Li2  1  0.074  0.074  0.074  1.0
  Li  Li3  1  0.251  0.251  0.251  1.0
  Zr  Zr4  1  0.500  0.500  0.500  1.0
  Ge  Ge5  1  0.624  0.624  0.624  1.0
  Ge  Ge6  1  0.376  0.376  0.376  1.0
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The structure described by ZrLi4Ge2 crystallizes in the trigonal R-3m space group. There are two inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three equivalent Li(2) and three equivalent Ge(1) atoms. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Li(1), three equivalent Zr(1), and four equivalent Ge(1) atoms. Zr(1) is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to six equivalent Li(2) and two equivalent Ge(1) atoms. Ge(1) is bonded to three equivalent Li(1), four equivalent Li(2), and one Zr(1) atom to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing GeLi7Zr hexagonal bipyramids. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_Li4ZrGe2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   7.608
_cell_length_b   7.608
_cell_length_c   7.608
_cell_angle_alpha   34.021
_cell_angle_beta   34.021
_cell_angle_gamma   34.021
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   122.894
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
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
  Li  Li0  1  0.926  0.926  0.926  1.0
  Li  Li1  1  0.749  0.749  0.749  1.0
  Li  Li2  1  0.074  0.074  0.074  1.0
  Li  Li3  1  0.251  0.251  0.251  1.0
  Zr  Zr4  1  0.500  0.500  0.500  1.0
  Ge  Ge5  1  0.624  0.624  0.624  1.0
  Ge  Ge6  1  0.376  0.376  0.376  1.0
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