The material structure described by Mn4Co11Ge5 is Heusler-like structured and crystallizes in the trigonal R-3m space group. There are two inequivalent Mn sites. In the first Mn site, Mn(1) is bonded in a distorted body-centered cubic geometry to one Co(2), one Co(4), three equivalent Co(1), three equivalent Co(5), and three equivalent Ge(1) atoms. In the second Mn site, Mn(2) is bonded in a distorted body-centered cubic geometry to one Co(1), three equivalent Co(2), four equivalent Co(3), three equivalent Ge(1), and three equivalent Ge(2) atoms. There are seven inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to one Mn(2), three equivalent Mn(1), one Ge(3), and three equivalent Ge(1) atoms. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to one Mn(1), three equivalent Mn(2), one Ge(2), and three equivalent Ge(1) atoms. In the third Co site, Co(3) is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to four equivalent Mn(2), one Ge(1), and three equivalent Ge(2) atoms. In the fourth Co site, Co(4) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Mn(1), three equivalent Co(6), and four equivalent Ge(3) atoms. In the fifth Co site, Co(5) is bonded in a distorted body-centered cubic geometry to three equivalent Mn(1), one Co(6), one Ge(1), and three equivalent Ge(3) atoms. In the sixth Co site, Co(6) is bonded in a 14-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Co(5), six equivalent Co(4), and six equivalent Ge(3) atoms. In the seventh Co site, Co(3) is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to four equivalent Mn(2), one Ge(1), and three equivalent Ge(2) atoms. There are three inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded in a distorted body-centered cubic geometry to three equivalent Mn(1), three equivalent Mn(2), one Co(3), one Co(5), three equivalent Co(1), and three equivalent Co(2) atoms. In the second Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded in a distorted body-centered cubic geometry to six equivalent Mn(2), two equivalent Co(2), and six equivalent Co(3) atoms. In the third Ge site, Ge(3) is bonded in a distorted body-centered cubic geometry to one Co(1), three equivalent Co(5), three equivalent Co(6), and four equivalent Co(4) atoms. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Mn4Co11Ge5
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   16.675
_cell_length_b   16.675
_cell_length_c   16.675
_cell_angle_alpha   13.963
_cell_angle_beta   13.963
_cell_angle_gamma   13.963
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   234.958
_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
  Mn  Mn0  1  0.600  0.600  0.600  1.0
  Mn  Mn1  1  0.200  0.200  0.200  1.0
  Mn  Mn2  1  0.800  0.800  0.800  1.0
  Mn  Mn3  1  0.400  0.400  0.400  1.0
  Co  Co4  1  0.750  0.750  0.750  1.0
  Co  Co5  1  0.550  0.550  0.550  1.0
  Co  Co6  1  0.150  0.150  0.150  1.0
  Co  Co7  1  0.350  0.350  0.350  1.0
  Co  Co8  1  0.950  0.950  0.950  1.0
  Co  Co9  1  0.050  0.050  0.050  1.0
  Co  Co10  1  0.850  0.850  0.850  1.0
  Co  Co11  1  0.450  0.450  0.450  1.0
  Co  Co12  1  0.650  0.650  0.650  1.0
  Co  Co13  1  0.250  0.250  0.250  1.0
  Co  Co14  1  0.000  0.000  0.000  1.0
  Ge  Ge15  1  0.100  0.100  0.100  1.0
  Ge  Ge16  1  0.900  0.900  0.900  1.0
  Ge  Ge17  1  0.500  0.500  0.500  1.0
  Ge  Ge18  1  0.700  0.700  0.700  1.0
  Ge  Ge19  1  0.300  0.300  0.300  1.0
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The material structure described by Mn4Co11Ge5 is Heusler-like structured and crystallizes in the trigonal R-3m space group. There are two inequivalent Mn sites. In the first Mn site, Mn(1) is bonded in a distorted body-centered cubic geometry to one Co(2), one Co(4), three equivalent Co(1), three equivalent Co(5), and three equivalent Ge(1) atoms. In the second Mn site, Mn(2) is bonded in a distorted body-centered cubic geometry to one Co(1), three equivalent Co(2), four equivalent Co(3), three equivalent Ge(1), and three equivalent Ge(2) atoms. There are seven inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to one Mn(2), three equivalent Mn(1), one Ge(3), and three equivalent Ge(1) atoms. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to one Mn(1), three equivalent Mn(2), one Ge(2), and three equivalent Ge(1) atoms. In the third Co site, Co(3) is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to four equivalent Mn(2), one Ge(1), and three equivalent Ge(2) atoms. In the fourth Co site, Co(4) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Mn(1), three equivalent Co(6), and four equivalent Ge(3) atoms. In the fifth Co site, Co(5) is bonded in a distorted body-centered cubic geometry to three equivalent Mn(1), one Co(6), one Ge(1), and three equivalent Ge(3) atoms. In the sixth Co site, Co(6) is bonded in a 14-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Co(5), six equivalent Co(4), and six equivalent Ge(3) atoms. In the seventh Co site, Co(3) is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to four equivalent Mn(2), one Ge(1), and three equivalent Ge(2) atoms. There are three inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded in a distorted body-centered cubic geometry to three equivalent Mn(1), three equivalent Mn(2), one Co(3), one Co(5), three equivalent Co(1), and three equivalent Co(2) atoms. In the second Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded in a distorted body-centered cubic geometry to six equivalent Mn(2), two equivalent Co(2), and six equivalent Co(3) atoms. In the third Ge site, Ge(3) is bonded in a distorted body-centered cubic geometry to one Co(1), three equivalent Co(5), three equivalent Co(6), and four equivalent Co(4) atoms. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Mn4Co11Ge5
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   16.675
_cell_length_b   16.675
_cell_length_c   16.675
_cell_angle_alpha   13.963
_cell_angle_beta   13.963
_cell_angle_gamma   13.963
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   234.958
_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
  Mn  Mn0  1  0.600  0.600  0.600  1.0
  Mn  Mn1  1  0.200  0.200  0.200  1.0
  Mn  Mn2  1  0.800  0.800  0.800  1.0
  Mn  Mn3  1  0.400  0.400  0.400  1.0
  Co  Co4  1  0.750  0.750  0.750  1.0
  Co  Co5  1  0.550  0.550  0.550  1.0
  Co  Co6  1  0.150  0.150  0.150  1.0
  Co  Co7  1  0.350  0.350  0.350  1.0
  Co  Co8  1  0.950  0.950  0.950  1.0
  Co  Co9  1  0.050  0.050  0.050  1.0
  Co  Co10  1  0.850  0.850  0.850  1.0
  Co  Co11  1  0.450  0.450  0.450  1.0
  Co  Co12  1  0.650  0.650  0.650  1.0
  Co  Co13  1  0.250  0.250  0.250  1.0
  Co  Co14  1  0.000  0.000  0.000  1.0
  Ge  Ge15  1  0.100  0.100  0.100  1.0
  Ge  Ge16  1  0.900  0.900  0.900  1.0
  Ge  Ge17  1  0.500  0.500  0.500  1.0
  Ge  Ge18  1  0.700  0.700  0.700  1.0
  Ge  Ge19  1  0.300  0.300  0.300  1.0
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