The structure described by Yb3Pd4Ge4 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Immm space group. There are two inequivalent Yb sites. In the first Yb site, Yb(1) is bonded to two equivalent Ge(2) and four equivalent Ge(1) atoms to form distorted edge-sharing YbGe6 octahedra. In the second Yb site, Yb(2) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Pd(1), two equivalent Ge(2), and four equivalent Ge(1) atoms. Pd(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Yb(2), one Ge(1), and three equivalent Ge(2) atoms. There are two inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Yb(1), four equivalent Yb(2), two equivalent Pd(1), and one Ge(1) atom. In the second Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Yb(1), two equivalent Yb(2), and six equivalent Pd(1) atoms. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Yb3(GePd)4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.167
_cell_length_b   7.078
_cell_length_c   7.987
_cell_angle_alpha   116.299
_cell_angle_beta   105.122
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   202.067
_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
  Yb  Yb0  1  0.000  0.000  0.000  1.0
  Yb  Yb1  1  0.127  0.627  0.253  1.0
  Yb  Yb2  1  0.873  0.373  0.747  1.0
  Ge  Ge3  1  0.500  0.323  0.000  1.0
  Ge  Ge4  1  0.500  0.677  0.000  1.0
  Ge  Ge5  1  0.779  0.779  0.557  1.0
  Ge  Ge6  1  0.221  0.221  0.443  1.0
  Pd  Pd7  1  0.325  0.627  0.651  1.0
  Pd  Pd8  1  0.675  0.976  0.349  1.0
  Pd  Pd9  1  0.325  0.024  0.651  1.0
  Pd  Pd10  1  0.675  0.373  0.349  1.0
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The structure described by Yb3Pd4Ge4 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Immm space group. There are two inequivalent Yb sites. In the first Yb site, Yb(1) is bonded to two equivalent Ge(2) and four equivalent Ge(1) atoms to form distorted edge-sharing YbGe6 octahedra. In the second Yb site, Yb(2) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Pd(1), two equivalent Ge(2), and four equivalent Ge(1) atoms. Pd(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Yb(2), one Ge(1), and three equivalent Ge(2) atoms. There are two inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Yb(1), four equivalent Yb(2), two equivalent Pd(1), and one Ge(1) atom. In the second Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Yb(1), two equivalent Yb(2), and six equivalent Pd(1) atoms. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Yb3(GePd)4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.167
_cell_length_b   7.078
_cell_length_c   7.987
_cell_angle_alpha   116.299
_cell_angle_beta   105.122
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   202.067
_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
  Yb  Yb0  1  0.000  0.000  0.000  1.0
  Yb  Yb1  1  0.127  0.627  0.253  1.0
  Yb  Yb2  1  0.873  0.373  0.747  1.0
  Ge  Ge3  1  0.500  0.323  0.000  1.0
  Ge  Ge4  1  0.500  0.677  0.000  1.0
  Ge  Ge5  1  0.779  0.779  0.557  1.0
  Ge  Ge6  1  0.221  0.221  0.443  1.0
  Pd  Pd7  1  0.325  0.627  0.651  1.0
  Pd  Pd8  1  0.675  0.976  0.349  1.0
  Pd  Pd9  1  0.325  0.024  0.651  1.0
  Pd  Pd10  1  0.675  0.373  0.349  1.0
[/CIF]
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