The material described by GeSb3 crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. Ge(1) is bonded to twelve equivalent Sb(1) atoms to form distorted GeSb12 cuboctahedra that share corners with six equivalent Ge(1)Sb12 cuboctahedra, corners with twelve equivalent Sb(1)Ge4Sb8 cuboctahedra, edges with eighteen equivalent Sb(1)Ge4Sb8 cuboctahedra, faces with eight equivalent Ge(1)Sb12 cuboctahedra, and faces with twelve equivalent Sb(1)Ge4Sb8 cuboctahedra. Sb(1) is bonded to four equivalent Ge(1) and eight equivalent Sb(1) atoms to form distorted SbGe4Sb8 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Ge(1)Sb12 cuboctahedra, corners with fourteen equivalent Sb(1)Ge4Sb8 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent Ge(1)Sb12 cuboctahedra, edges with twelve equivalent Sb(1)Ge4Sb8 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Ge(1)Sb12 cuboctahedra, and faces with sixteen equivalent Sb(1)Ge4Sb8 cuboctahedra. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_GeSb3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.700
_cell_length_b   6.700
_cell_length_c   5.287
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   120.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   205.534
_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
  Ge  Ge0  1  0.333  0.667  0.750  1.0
  Ge  Ge1  1  0.667  0.333  0.250  1.0
  Sb  Sb2  1  0.174  0.348  0.250  1.0
  Sb  Sb3  1  0.652  0.826  0.250  1.0
  Sb  Sb4  1  0.174  0.826  0.250  1.0
  Sb  Sb5  1  0.826  0.652  0.750  1.0
  Sb  Sb6  1  0.348  0.174  0.750  1.0
  Sb  Sb7  1  0.826  0.174  0.750  1.0
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The material described by GeSb3 crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. Ge(1) is bonded to twelve equivalent Sb(1) atoms to form distorted GeSb12 cuboctahedra that share corners with six equivalent Ge(1)Sb12 cuboctahedra, corners with twelve equivalent Sb(1)Ge4Sb8 cuboctahedra, edges with eighteen equivalent Sb(1)Ge4Sb8 cuboctahedra, faces with eight equivalent Ge(1)Sb12 cuboctahedra, and faces with twelve equivalent Sb(1)Ge4Sb8 cuboctahedra. Sb(1) is bonded to four equivalent Ge(1) and eight equivalent Sb(1) atoms to form distorted SbGe4Sb8 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Ge(1)Sb12 cuboctahedra, corners with fourteen equivalent Sb(1)Ge4Sb8 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent Ge(1)Sb12 cuboctahedra, edges with twelve equivalent Sb(1)Ge4Sb8 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Ge(1)Sb12 cuboctahedra, and faces with sixteen equivalent Sb(1)Ge4Sb8 cuboctahedra. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_GeSb3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.700
_cell_length_b   6.700
_cell_length_c   5.287
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   120.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   205.534
_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
  Ge  Ge0  1  0.333  0.667  0.750  1.0
  Ge  Ge1  1  0.667  0.333  0.250  1.0
  Sb  Sb2  1  0.174  0.348  0.250  1.0
  Sb  Sb3  1  0.652  0.826  0.250  1.0
  Sb  Sb4  1  0.174  0.826  0.250  1.0
  Sb  Sb5  1  0.826  0.652  0.750  1.0
  Sb  Sb6  1  0.348  0.174  0.750  1.0
  Sb  Sb7  1  0.826  0.174  0.750  1.0
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