Materials Data on Nd5Ge3O13 by Materials Project
Nd5Ge3O13 crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/m space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are two inequivalent Nd+2.80+ sites. In the first Nd+2.80+ site, Nd+2.80+ is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to nine O2- atoms. There are a spread of Nd–O bond distances ranging from 2.44–2.91 Å. In the second Nd+2.80+ site, Nd+2.80+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven O2- atoms. There are a spread of Nd–O bond distances ranging from 2.31–2.80 Å. Ge4+ is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Ge–O bond distances ranging from 1.77–1.80 Å. There are four inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three equivalent Nd+2.80+ atoms. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to three Nd+2.80+ and one Ge4+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to three Nd+2.80+ and one Ge4+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to three Nd+2.80+ and one Ge4+ atom.