The material structure described by Gd3Zn5Ge crystallizes in the hexagonal P-62m space group. Gd(1) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Zn(2), six equivalent Zn(1), and one Ge(1) atom. There are two inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn(1) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Gd(1), two equivalent Zn(1), two equivalent Zn(2), and two equivalent Ge(1) atoms. In the second Zn site, Zn(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Gd(1) and three equivalent Zn(1) atoms. Ge(1) is bonded in a distorted q6 geometry to three equivalent Gd(1) and six equivalent Zn(1) atoms. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Gd3Zn5Ge
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   7.104
_cell_length_b   7.104
_cell_length_c   4.274
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   120.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   186.789
_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
  Gd  Gd0  1  0.578  0.000  0.000  1.0
  Gd  Gd1  1  0.000  0.578  0.000  1.0
  Gd  Gd2  1  0.422  0.422  0.000  1.0
  Zn  Zn3  1  0.245  0.000  0.500  1.0
  Zn  Zn4  1  0.000  0.245  0.500  1.0
  Zn  Zn5  1  0.755  0.755  0.500  1.0
  Zn  Zn6  1  0.333  0.667  0.500  1.0
  Zn  Zn7  1  0.667  0.333  0.500  1.0
  Ge  Ge8  1  0.000  0.000  0.000  1.0
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The material structure described by Gd3Zn5Ge crystallizes in the hexagonal P-62m space group. Gd(1) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Zn(2), six equivalent Zn(1), and one Ge(1) atom. There are two inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn(1) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Gd(1), two equivalent Zn(1), two equivalent Zn(2), and two equivalent Ge(1) atoms. In the second Zn site, Zn(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Gd(1) and three equivalent Zn(1) atoms. Ge(1) is bonded in a distorted q6 geometry to three equivalent Gd(1) and six equivalent Zn(1) atoms. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Gd3Zn5Ge
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   7.104
_cell_length_b   7.104
_cell_length_c   4.274
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   120.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   186.789
_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
  Gd  Gd0  1  0.578  0.000  0.000  1.0
  Gd  Gd1  1  0.000  0.578  0.000  1.0
  Gd  Gd2  1  0.422  0.422  0.000  1.0
  Zn  Zn3  1  0.245  0.000  0.500  1.0
  Zn  Zn4  1  0.000  0.245  0.500  1.0
  Zn  Zn5  1  0.755  0.755  0.500  1.0
  Zn  Zn6  1  0.333  0.667  0.500  1.0
  Zn  Zn7  1  0.667  0.333  0.500  1.0
  Ge  Ge8  1  0.000  0.000  0.000  1.0
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