The crystal structure described by Dy3Ge5 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2 space group. There are four inequivalent Dy sites. In the first Dy site, Dy(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ge(1), two equivalent Ge(3), two equivalent Ge(5), and two equivalent Ge(6) atoms. In the second Dy site, Dy(2) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ge(2), two equivalent Ge(4), two equivalent Ge(5), and two equivalent Ge(6) atoms. In the third Dy site, Dy(3) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Ge(1), one Ge(2), one Ge(4), one Ge(6), three equivalent Ge(3), and three equivalent Ge(5) atoms. In the fourth Dy site, Dy(4) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Ge(1), one Ge(2), one Ge(3), one Ge(5), three equivalent Ge(4), and three equivalent Ge(6) atoms. There are six inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Dy(1), two equivalent Dy(3), two equivalent Dy(4), and two equivalent Ge(5) atoms. In the second Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Dy(2), two equivalent Dy(3), two equivalent Dy(4), and two equivalent Ge(6) atoms. In the third Ge site, Ge(3) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Dy(1), one Dy(4), three equivalent Dy(3), one Ge(5), and one Ge(6) atom. In the fourth Ge site, Ge(4) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Dy(2), one Dy(3), three equivalent Dy(4), one Ge(5), and one Ge(6) atom. In the fifth Ge site, Ge(5) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Dy(1), one Dy(2), one Dy(4), three equivalent Dy(3), one Ge(1), one Ge(3), and one Ge(4) atom. In the sixth Ge site, Ge(6) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Dy(1), one Dy(2), one Dy(3), three equivalent Dy(4), one Ge(2), one Ge(3), and one Ge(4) atom. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Dy3Ge5
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.743
_cell_length_b   7.433
_cell_length_c   9.096
_cell_angle_alpha   83.081
_cell_angle_beta   71.843
_cell_angle_gamma   67.258
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   340.253
_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
  Dy  Dy0  1  0.996  0.008  0.000  1.0
  Dy  Dy1  1  0.246  0.508  0.500  1.0
  Dy  Dy2  1  0.573  0.493  0.834  1.0
  Dy  Dy3  1  0.934  0.493  0.165  1.0
  Dy  Dy4  1  0.349  0.993  0.335  1.0
  Dy  Dy5  1  0.657  0.993  0.665  1.0
  Ge  Ge6  1  0.440  0.119  0.000  1.0
  Ge  Ge7  1  0.689  0.621  0.500  1.0
  Ge  Ge8  1  0.906  0.698  0.871  1.0
  Ge  Ge9  1  0.396  0.698  0.129  1.0
  Ge  Ge10  1  0.775  0.197  0.370  1.0
  Ge  Ge11  1  0.028  0.197  0.630  1.0
  Ge  Ge12  1  0.171  0.336  0.825  1.0
  Ge  Ge13  1  0.494  0.336  0.175  1.0
  Ge  Ge14  1  0.920  0.835  0.325  1.0
  Ge  Ge15  1  0.246  0.834  0.675  1.0
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The crystal structure described by Dy3Ge5 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2 space group. There are four inequivalent Dy sites. In the first Dy site, Dy(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ge(1), two equivalent Ge(3), two equivalent Ge(5), and two equivalent Ge(6) atoms. In the second Dy site, Dy(2) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ge(2), two equivalent Ge(4), two equivalent Ge(5), and two equivalent Ge(6) atoms. In the third Dy site, Dy(3) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Ge(1), one Ge(2), one Ge(4), one Ge(6), three equivalent Ge(3), and three equivalent Ge(5) atoms. In the fourth Dy site, Dy(4) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Ge(1), one Ge(2), one Ge(3), one Ge(5), three equivalent Ge(4), and three equivalent Ge(6) atoms. There are six inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Dy(1), two equivalent Dy(3), two equivalent Dy(4), and two equivalent Ge(5) atoms. In the second Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Dy(2), two equivalent Dy(3), two equivalent Dy(4), and two equivalent Ge(6) atoms. In the third Ge site, Ge(3) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Dy(1), one Dy(4), three equivalent Dy(3), one Ge(5), and one Ge(6) atom. In the fourth Ge site, Ge(4) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Dy(2), one Dy(3), three equivalent Dy(4), one Ge(5), and one Ge(6) atom. In the fifth Ge site, Ge(5) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Dy(1), one Dy(2), one Dy(4), three equivalent Dy(3), one Ge(1), one Ge(3), and one Ge(4) atom. In the sixth Ge site, Ge(6) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Dy(1), one Dy(2), one Dy(3), three equivalent Dy(4), one Ge(2), one Ge(3), and one Ge(4) atom. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Dy3Ge5
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.743
_cell_length_b   7.433
_cell_length_c   9.096
_cell_angle_alpha   83.081
_cell_angle_beta   71.843
_cell_angle_gamma   67.258
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   340.253
_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
  Dy  Dy0  1  0.996  0.008  0.000  1.0
  Dy  Dy1  1  0.246  0.508  0.500  1.0
  Dy  Dy2  1  0.573  0.493  0.834  1.0
  Dy  Dy3  1  0.934  0.493  0.165  1.0
  Dy  Dy4  1  0.349  0.993  0.335  1.0
  Dy  Dy5  1  0.657  0.993  0.665  1.0
  Ge  Ge6  1  0.440  0.119  0.000  1.0
  Ge  Ge7  1  0.689  0.621  0.500  1.0
  Ge  Ge8  1  0.906  0.698  0.871  1.0
  Ge  Ge9  1  0.396  0.698  0.129  1.0
  Ge  Ge10  1  0.775  0.197  0.370  1.0
  Ge  Ge11  1  0.028  0.197  0.630  1.0
  Ge  Ge12  1  0.171  0.336  0.825  1.0
  Ge  Ge13  1  0.494  0.336  0.175  1.0
  Ge  Ge14  1  0.920  0.835  0.325  1.0
  Ge  Ge15  1  0.246  0.834  0.675  1.0
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