Materials Data on Ho5Ge3C by Materials Project
Ho5Ge3C crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mcm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are two inequivalent Ho sites. In the first Ho site, Ho is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Ge atoms. All Ho–Ge bond lengths are 3.04 Å. In the second Ho site, Ho is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to five equivalent Ge and two equivalent C atoms. There are a spread of Ho–Ge bond distances ranging from 2.99–3.58 Å. Both Ho–C bond lengths are 2.47 Å. Ge is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to nine Ho atoms. C is bonded to six equivalent Ho atoms to form face-sharing CHo6 octahedra.
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