Materials Data on TbZnGe by Materials Project
TbZnGe crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are two inequivalent Tb sites. In the first Tb site, Tb is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Zn and six equivalent Ge atoms. All Tb–Zn bond lengths are 2.95 Å. All Tb–Ge bond lengths are 3.26 Å. In the second Tb site, Tb is bonded to six equivalent Ge atoms to form distorted edge-sharing TbGe6 octahedra. All Tb–Ge bond lengths are 3.02 Å. Zn is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Tb and three equivalent Ge atoms. All Zn–Ge bond lengths are 2.50 Å. Ge is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to six Tb and three equivalent Zn atoms.
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